Nepotism and Employment Law

[fvey]

What are collective thoughts on the below please:

- there's a team of three people: Manager X and his two staff
- Employee A is team leader (through quals/experience) but hands in notice
- Employee C is recruited (job advertised)
- Employee B is promoted to Junior Manager (job not advertised) in order to manage C
- the team is now two managers and a newbie

Employee B is the son of the COO, who manages Manager X.

What do you make of it?

[fvey]

bhstewie said:

Off what you've said, I make nothing of it other than who is best qualified for the roles?

No way, the son is fking useless.

2 managers in a 3-man team - seriously?

[fvey]

I'm not C - but A having quit like a decent bloke has just told me all about it.

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edc said:

Based on what you have written it is hard to see what employment laws or regulations have been broken.

so maybe not then
from the way C tells it, he pointed out he was managing the son and asked for it to change
they didn't change it, so he left
the next week, the bosses son gets C's job, is given a pay hike and a fancy pants manager job title!

If it smells like nepotism and looks like nepotism...

[fvey]

no its not - but funny how the only promotion in the biz for the last year has been the bosses son!!