lad at work, definitely not me

[cirian75]

lad at work is having the worst year of his life

His older brother and both parents have all gone this year with C

He's just come down from HR, they've given him a final written warning for attendance and sickness

sufficed to say, everyone is very very annoyed with HR

the general consensus is he should take legal actions

who should see about this?, HR acting this way seems little point in appealing to them.

[cirian75]

will try to get more info

our HR dept does not have a good record for being sensible and obeying employment laws though.

They sacked one guy 3 times, he's still here.

[cirian75]

ManFromDelmonte said:

cirian75 said:

will try to get more info

our HR dept does not have a good record for being sensible and obeying employment laws though.

They sacked one guy 3 times, he's still here.

Honestly, my advice above is what he should do. I know this is PH and giving crap advice is what we do but Acas exist to offer free support in scenarios exactly like this.

I'll even give you...

The phone number: 0300 123 1100
And the wesbite: http://www.acas.org.uk/helpline

will print that last part and ask him to call them.

[cirian75]

well erm, he's not in today :/

I don't know if he's left, phoned in sick or taken holiday etc

[cirian75]

3rd day and he's still not been in

well today is the last day he can self certify, tomorrow he'll need a doctors sick note if he wants to avoid the consequences

[cirian75]

He's still not been since Monday

On the plus side I have got a new job so will be leaving here end of next week

[cirian75]

4th day of new job

Much nicer environment

Looks like I choose the right time to leave

Rumours of shift lengths being cut, but number of shifts going up

Basicly less pay, much many more commutes to that place

I've escaped just in time, and I hope he sues them.

[cirian75]

DickHerpes said:

cirian75 said:

4th day of new job

Much nicer environment

Looks like I choose the right time to leave

Rumours of shift lengths being cut, but number of shifts going up

Basicly less pay, much many more commutes to that place

I've escaped just in time, and I hope he sues them.

Glad to hear it all worked out for you. What's the industry if you don't mind me asking?

was in security on a bonded warehouse, now assistant to a facilities manager on a big old listed office building, hence needs an assistant .

way less stress and normal working hours now, a small pay drop, less than £50 a month difference, but working 10 hours a week less and early finish on Fridays