what should i say?

Question

when i was at work yesterday i got told that in the work diary there was someting writn about me. so i went and had a look and it said to se like me about my till diffances which mean today i am gooing to get a telling off by my big boss for not putting money back into my till if i was short at the end of he day. plus when i started i never signed anything to say i had to and no 1 eles that wrks there puts money back into the tills. so y the hell should i. what can i say to my boss 1 thing i am gonna say is so if my till is up by a few quid can i keep it. help i need someting to say. plu i got a job interview on tuesday which is better than were i am at the moment so i am planing on wanting to leve if he dosnt give me more hours or a payrise. i asked him 3 weeks ao about this and he hasnt got back to me should i mention this to. thanks

well half the time my till was some1 eles and if there r pepoel on my till i dont get time to count it. yesterday i was 4 over in my till. and i am hardly ever down no more than 2 pound. or sometime can be a straight ten pounds. but i am dead carefully with money in my till cos i know i get wrong

Answer 1

if I worked somewhere that expected me to put my own money into the till if it was short at the end of the day I would leave even if they gave me a payrise. That is totally unacceptable. especially if you have never signed anything that says you have to.

Answer 2

OK, first of all, don't say about the "Can I keep it". That would completely ruin an already uneasy situation. You need to be diplomatic and polite to sort this out logically.
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When you start your shift, do you check the till, and do a written note of the till balance.

If you do and the till is down in comparism, then the shortage (the till being your responsibilty), is your fault. It would therefore be expected that you re-imburse the shortage

If you don't, maybe you need to instigate that procedure (At the start of the shift, the till is counted).

But suppose the till is handled by a lot of staff, and though it is checked, it is still down? Does he have proof that the shortage is because of you. Maybe there should be a camera to monitor the cash flow.

But what if its down at the start. It cannot be your fault as it is down the same amount as when you started.

Maybe you or your colleagues are doing something wrong with using the till. Do all staff know how to use it.

Lastly, how is your Maths? Is it plausible that you are miscounting the change for customers etc.

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At the end of the day, though I agree that a till with shortage of your responsibility should be re-imbursed by you, it is unfair to simply point at you to say it is your fault if there are other possible factors that could contribute.

You say you never signed anything, but your employment contract included terms that do not need to be stated (This situation could be argued as theft). You did, therfore sign for it, but your employer sounds like he is abusing that for his own ends.
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As an afterthought, it does sound like you are unhappy with your employment, so if you are leaving, why should you bother. If you don't really want to change just yet, try talking the situation with your boss and seeing what he suggests. If that does not work, at least you tried to remedy the situation

Answer 3

He can not make you put your own money in to the till if it is wrong! How much are we talking about here? large sums or just a few pounds? My bar tills tend to be up and down every day, somthimes 3pound here and 4 pound there, but given the volume of trade we do that is to be expected! If My tills are down more than £5 I usually mention to staff on that we are down. If anymore than £10.00 I make it clear that there was a problem in previous session till. I dont ask or expect my staff to put money in out of there own pockets, we work on trust and sometimes mistakes are made, so far I have never had a big problem in the 10 years I have been in the business! But then again I look after my staff, and they do the same with my business! Fairs fair. I would get yourself down to the CBA and find out where you stand, you may have grounds here for a case. Also make sure that you are there when your till is counted and also make sure you check your float at the start of session.

Answer 4

DONT WORRY ABOUT IT, IF YOUR BOSS ACCUSES YOU OF STEALING THEN THREATEN HIM WITH LEGAL ACTION, I.E YOU WILL TAKE THIS TO A TRIBUNAL COURT, THAT ALWAYS SCARES THE BOSS, TRUST ME I KNOW

Answer 5

Well sort out your typing.