Physical assault at work

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elanfan said:

She should be suspended pending an investigation then called back and be dismissed for gross misconduct. There isn’t really any other course of action. From what you say management should be grateful for the ‘excuse’ to get rid of her as she’s clearly trouble.

Unless she’s brilliant at her work and is irreplaceable then she should be gone (not yesterday this is any excuse whatsoever).

She is probably the most disruptive and rude person you could meet. Never happy. Always complaining. Never works hard. We have even had customers admitting they avoid areas she works in.

I have been very professional around her. Talked to her. Tried to break through the barrier. Tried to help out even. But, alas, some people simply cannot be helped. She has mental health issues like me. It's one of the reasons I have been very, very patient with her.

I simply cannot understand this. She should have been suspended but is in work complaining again. Unreal.

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steve2 said:

Last job that I think Funky Robot was 8n late last year was in the Gambling industry,

You are correct. Obviously I dont want to be too specific. But think gambling on a large scale.

Can I please ask that we don't go any further with the place of work questions at the moment?

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Jag_NE said:

You should have lamped her back in self defence if you had a witness there.

I dont think that would have helped in any way.

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HustleRussell said:

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the management team at my place of work are all female.

Right that’s the final straw, I’m calling B.S.

Sorry, it's true.

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Today I shall be ringing work and asking my manager questions about what is going on, why the woman wasnt sent home, why she is still in work and why they think its ok for me to work with her.

I shall be telling them I am not working with her ever again and it's for them to sort that out.

I shall do a letter to HR too and follow this up myself.

I have some other posts on here to reply to and will do this later when my daughter is at school.

Thanks again all.

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johnwilliams77 said:

funkyrobot said:

Sorry, it's true.

They probably think you need a slap then (men haters). Best to find a new job.

We have had some choice, sexist comments from them. If a man had made them he would have been fired.

For instance, it's ok for female customers to touch the male staff. We just have to ignore it because they are only 'having a laugh'.

I cant post the best one on here yet because its very specific. I will do when this is sorted though. Completely sums up the way they think of men.

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Ok. Thanks.

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johnwilliams77 said:

funkyrobot said:

Ok. Thanks.

Do you have the name / contact of someone who is willing to say they witnessed the incident or is it on camera?

My supervisor witnessed it. It's already mentioned in the statement I did on Monday.

We have CCTV in the work place too. Maybe I should ask for the footage.

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Is it still worth saying I cant work with her anymore? I do feel it could be potentially troublesome. All it takes is one accusation and I'm in the poop.

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garyhun said:

funkyrobot said:

steve2 said:

Last job that I think Funky Robot was 8n late last year was in the Gambling industry,

You are correct. Obviously I dont want to be too specific. But think gambling on a large scale.

Can I please ask that we don't go any further with the place of work questions at the moment?

Surely you can use the word casino?

That will do fine.

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anonymous said:

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Ok. I'm changing my questions to things like the below:

1. I'm uncomfortable working with the woman again. How can we address this in terms of shift patterns etc?
2. How can you as a company ensure there won't be a repeat of this?
3. I am going to the police with this due to the nature of the incident (and to protect myself from any future fallout from the woman in question). How will you support me with this?
4. Please can I have a copy of the grievance policy.
5. Please can the CCTV footage be saved.
6. What are the results of the investigation so far/please can I have an update.

Etc. A bit less confrontational and putting the emphasis on them to provide answers.

I would love to ask the questions I posted earlier, but as you say I need to be careful. I also need to give them a chance to go through their process. If it turns out to be nonsense, I will ask to escalate the issue.

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Thanks all.

Information duly noted.

I've actually had some good news in the last hour. I've been offered a new job.

I intend to make sure the loose ends of this are tied up and I will be reporting it to the police. I dont have to work with the woman much longer though.

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super7 said:

This is just funny as fk...... Out of nowhere there's a new job!

I have been trying for a few months to find a new job. I have just gone through a process involving three interviews and numerous tests over the last few weeks. I got offered it today.

In the meantime, I'm still pursuing what has happened in my current job.

I would love to find a way to show you this is real. However, you will have to choose what you wish to believe.

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Thesprucegoose said:

The whole thing seems very odd. You got slapped in front of management for doing nothing and and she is still working there. Why would she slap you, has she got history.

You are talking about the police and CCTV, the police will do that. Just ring them up now and let them do what they do. The company sounds inept and has a duty of care towards you and seems to have failed.

Yes. No provocation from me whatsoever.

I posted earlier in the thread that this woman seems to get away with a lot. She was only recently (last week) spoken to by management for verbally abusing a colleague. A few weeks earlier, she had a full-on shouting match with the manager across the main hall floor. Less than a month ago she was spoken to for failing to make sure young looking customers had passed an ID check.

What do you have to do to get sacked nowadays?

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Monkeylegend said:

funkyrobot said:

super7 said:

This is just funny as fk...... Out of nowhere there's a new job!

I have been trying for a few months to find a new job. I have just gone through a process involving three interviews and numerous tests over the last few weeks. I got offered it today.

In the meantime, I'm still pursuing what has happened in my current job.

I would love to find a way to show you this is real. However, you will have to choose what you wish to believe.

Lets hope you don't or already haven't upset too many at your current company before they give you a good reference for the new job.

In relation to the current company, I have only given them my statement and had a meeting with my manager. I haven't pursued anything else with them yet as I was due to do this today.

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MOBB said:

super7 said:

This is just funny as fk...... Out of nowhere there's a new job!

You couldn't make it up.......................

Do you really think this has come from nowhere?

See my posts on the thread below from weeks and months ago. This isn't something new:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

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vaud said:

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Thanks. I will call them now. Have some time before I pick my daughter up from school.

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I intend to make sure the loose ends of this are tied up and I will be reporting it to the police. I dont have to work with the woman much longer though.

I thought you were on the phone to them yesterday? Stop delaying.

I'm bloody scared to call the police!

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CX53 said:

You'd be surprised, some people do genuinely have this amount of unrest in their lives.

I hope you get it all sorted OP and you are happier in your new job.

I've started proceedings on a divorce. I've been assaulted at work. Today I found out I have a new job.

I can't understand why anyone would think I've made this up. All but the last item aren't a lot of fun at all and I've asked for help (which I'm gratefully now receiving).

I went to the doctors last night. They want to put me on medication because my brain chemistry is wrecked and I am on my sixth bought of depressed behaviour in a short space of time. I am dealing with a lot at the moment. I haven't slept properly for ages and I've been an emotional wreck. It's been very hard keeping positive in-front of my daughter. I'll admit that I broke down yesterday in the GP surgery car park and cried my eyes out.

I've dragged my heels on the divorce side of things. But that has been monumentally tough to deal with.

Maybe if I said I bought a supercar and couldn't prove it people could rip into me. Then again, this is the internet and you run the risk of being ribbed. It's the way it is.

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anonymous said:

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Thanks.

In a way, the new job news helps me. It means I can do as you say and use it as a bit of leverage.

I only have to give a week's notice as the current job is only part time min wage. They want me starting at the new job in a few week's time.

Employment contract/handbook states violence is deemed gross misconduct - 'any act or attempted act of violence or abusive behaviour or threats towards people...'. The handbook states the grievance policy is available from the manager. I will ask for that.

Dismissal falls under the disciplinary procedure which I need to ask for to.

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vaud said:

OP, progress with the police. You have nothing to lose. You can always withdraw it later. It is important that the evidence is secure before the CCTV gets deleted. They are on your side as the victim.

Ok. Scared of this in case it affects my reference for the new company.