A friend of my daughters is being violently bullied at work e.g. burnt with cigarette lighter, dragged around on his back in yard making his back bleed, and being chased around yard by boss in a car!! I have tackled the lad (he is 19) and he laughs it off but for how long? I want him to do something before it gets worse. What can I do?
2007-07-01 02:23:23 · 18 answers · asked by jt 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
police,this is brutality
2007-07-01 02:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is never any use giving in to intimidation and abuse I know I have been there.Is the apprentice nearly at the end of his apprenticeship?. An old trick when an apprentice is almost qualified and due to the full wage rate for the job is to bully and intimidate him into leaving then employer is not liable for redundancy payments then another low wage apprentice can be hired.If he is in a union he should approach the head office not his shop steward who could be in on the scam then the Department of Employment The Police and one of the law firms that specialise in workers rights.
2007-07-01 03:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave the kid alone, he must feel that he can handle it for now. Men have funny ways of bonding that dont last forever. Not my cup of tea but lads have to be left to sort it. From experience in the small places like you talk about you have 3 options.
1.Put up with it
2.Leave
3.Lay someone out.
Trying to do anything official about it will obviously involve the second option. A "quiet word" with the bullies outside work might work, make them aware of option 3 :-)
Not my usual touchy feely, justice oriented type of reply i know but i,ve been there, its either take it as fun till it stops or knock em out i'm afraid, trying to reason with workplace bullies just ends up showing a weaker side which they will exploit
2007-07-01 02:56:12 · answer #3 · answered by bletherskyte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is beyond the joke. Am I correct is it the Big White Chief involved? I agree with service team. Police this is common assault at best. He will lose his job and find it difficult to get another but if it goes on like this he will suffer serious injury and not be able to work at all maybe for ever this sort of thing does not go away.
Also an action for damages for personal injury and an employment tribunal but get advice. Throw the book at this lot if you can they are vermin
2007-07-01 02:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 08:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is if the lad is laughing it off and someone calls the police and he denies it, then that could place the person in an awkward position.
2007-07-01 02:36:33 · answer #6 · answered by malcolm g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First he needs to leave for his own safety! Do you know his parents? Are they the approachable type? If so have a word with them & see can they get him to see sense.
Its easy to say "Go to the cops!" but if he does it is going to be his word against the boss! & normally the cops will take the bosses word. He needs to have people on his side to back him up. Bullying in the work place unfortunately is still laughed off.
2007-07-01 02:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by Galway Nutter 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My army background would tell me that this lad needs a taste of his own medicine and a lot worse. Trust me, that quashes ANY bullying!
Unfortunately civvy street doesn't allow for that and the law MUST get involved as soon as possible.
Make sure you collect evidence; i.e. dates/times these events happen, exactly what happens, photo's of physical injuries, etc.
2007-07-02 04:11:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
get the police involved would be a start then to the company put in a written greviance the company have to take it seriously by law if it's written otherwise the company can be sued for not providing a safe workplace and disregarding employment law.
good luck
2007-07-01 04:10:13 · answer #9 · answered by Snot Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call the police and make an official complaint about multiple assaults. The police will investigate and hopefully frighten this bully if not prosecute him. Either way the girl should leave.
2007-07-01 02:28:35 · answer #10 · answered by Birdman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dude, video tape some of this stuff, not only can u get all these people the heck outta there you may even make some money if this is as violent as you say it is. either way the kid needs to go some where else, its too late for respect , an these guys flat out don't like him. report , video it an get him out. good luck.
2007-07-01 02:33:49 · answer #11 · answered by tzimmer44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋