one of my friends is being threatned by capability disciplinary action but is infact being treated very poorly by there manager , they are put down at every given opportunity
every peice of work that they do is never praised even though it is often of a very high standard
the job is with a local authority and yet there is no support for my friend what should they do they belong to a union which is a part of the authority
they have already discussed these issues with a HR advisor and the person in occupational health
my friend had a large brain tumor last year which nearly killed them
on return to work there was no real support or training
the person has remarkably had no effects from the tumor
but has found there boss becoming more and more difficult
any advice what can they do next
the salary is over is over 35K and theyhave a mortagage and children , they havent done anything wrong any advice welcome
they also do not see why they should walkout
2006-09-21 10:37:21 · 9 answers · asked by SammyD 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
what is the union representative doing for you.go to the citizens advice center and go through everything with them they should tell you your best options, dont leave it i dont want them to get away with this.write everything down times dates. and if need be if you have a phone with video recording get someone you can trust to record what they do or say to you,i dont know if it can be used but you will have something.
2006-09-25 10:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a private journal and document this bully.
Keep a cool disposition.
Go your union supervisor and seek counsel.
If that is not an option, then go to the supervisor
above the bully.
I once was in a situation where the bully was my supervisor. The supervisor, a woman, ridiculed me in front of my colleagues. I was steaming mad. Afterward I went to her office and told her I did not appreciate her conduct and if it happened again I'd take this to her manager. That ended the problem. I don't know why it takes drastic measures like this to get respect but apparently you have to be a little combative. I totally hate confrontations. If I could do paintings by a lake away from people I'd be most happy. If I was in your shoes, I'd be applying for jobs in other parts of the company or seek work for the government. Managers in your company are not doing their job or are trying to push you out. Get a better job. Good luck.
2006-09-21 21:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by timespiral 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this day and age you friend is likely a liability in costs if he is on their corporate health care plan and gaining the many benefits of medical/dental/eye/drug coverage that are so critical in modern society. This is likely a pattern and the individual would do well to ask about, research the net, look to state offices for a history of complaints and check with the better business bureau and other consumer advocacy groups. If a union is in place, the individual's union rep. should be informed about this as well. The only thing they have done "wrong" is in the eyes of corporate America; and that is to avail themselves of the health care they needed and may still need. Sad statement on society, eh?
2006-09-21 17:54:49 · answer #3 · answered by William P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, so the long and short of it is that your friend is being bullied. First of all, write down all of the incidents and use full examples. After about 2 weeks, make an appointment with the HR section and speak to them, take a colleague in, if necessary to take notes. Ask HR to take action, if they don't then take it to the highest authority. IMHO public sector jobs are full of petty bullies and they need to be staped out. Good luck.
2006-09-21 17:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by gerbiltamer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
contact union for advice!!!!!!!!!
explain situation
take legal advice
put everthying in writing and keep copies
send a copy to relevant parties of all complaints
2006-09-26 05:48:19 · answer #5 · answered by magiclady2007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Document everything. Keep records.
2006-09-21 17:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
connect the webcam/cctv and secretely record, get a dicatphone - you can get them from argos - mine only cost £20 and it is voice activated too!
2006-09-25 20:17:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell the authorities and threaten legal action - if threataning dont work then take legal action
2006-09-21 17:45:03 · answer #8 · answered by haha_islaughing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
write everything down.
2006-09-25 02:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋