This is going to be a long story....
My fiance used to live with his mate but they fell out as he kept letting girls stay alone in his house and one of them was a thief...anyway my fiance moved out because basically the bloke said he wouldnt stop letting girls in...they also work together...they managed to be civil and carry on working together and its been over a year since then-nearly 2 years actually...day before they finished work for xmas they had a row because my fiance disagreed with this bloke view on a computer game...my fiance said he didnt want to talk to him anymore as this bloke was getting a bit over the top and a small shouting match started...when they finished the store they were cleaning the bloke got in van and went to drive off...so my fiance grabbed the equipment and tried to get in the van-but the bloke kept reversing until he was pinned against the walll and door-he managed to slide out and ran to van door and took out car keys....
2007-12-28 04:37:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
My fiance came home and called his boss and basically his boss said they should just sort it out and have a nice xmas and thats it!
No 'punishment' for the bloke, no 'we'll sort it'---nothing! Should he complain futher, take it to CAB or anything?
2007-12-28 04:38:26 · update #1
I am in no way condoning the friends actions, because there is absolutely no reason to take an argument that far.
If your fiance was a contributing party to the fight, It's probably better to leave things how they are, and find some decorum between themselves, so they are able to continue working together. Because he would be just as much at fault for the situation escalating to that point, and they may both loose their jobs if he pushes the situation.
If the fight was one sided, ( which by your explanation it sounds like it wasn't) then he should defiantly take it to higher management, or legal officials.
2007-12-28 05:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by loquitaamericana 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they were both employed by the same firm then your fiance should expect more constructive support from the boss.
It seems like a straightforward case of Assault. He should report it to the police. This would only get anywhere if he has evidence of the occurance. Perhaps there was a CCTV covering the van incident? Have a look around.
Unfortunately, without corroboration, he's unlikely to get satisfaction. It would be one man's word against the other and this would not do well in court. With the best Will in the World the police couldn't get a conviction.
If you can get evidence (proof) of the assault with the van then go ahead and press charges. If you can't get the proof then your best bet is to be supportive and sympathetic to your fiance and get it behind you as soon as possible.
It seems as though his ex-friend is an agressive chap who doesn't care who he hurts, or how. You can never 'win' against these people. They will continue to escallate a dispute until someone becomes REALLY hurt. You must stop it now.
Don't encourage your fiance to seek violent "revenge".
If he does that then he will be the guilty party, and even if he doesn't get his head kicked in, the other man will call the police and your fiance will get a criminal record.
That may not seem fair but if you think about it "coldly" you'll see that it would be inevitable. So don't get into that situation.
2007-12-30 04:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your fiance was deliberately pinned by a company vehicle, and the management is not prepared to take action against the driver, then he should remind the manager concerned that this will be reported formally as a Health and Safety at Work complaint, and may also involve the police. This is assuming he feels it worth pursuing.
2007-12-29 02:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by kinning_park 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should raise a grievance with his employer and follow the procedure. It may well be that the boss will get it sorted, but if not, after the procedure is followed, you can take it to an employment tribunal through CAB. An employer has a duty of care, and this may fall into that cateogory.
2007-12-28 23:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by daria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life is not worth that much trouble.
If the boss isn't gonna BE A BOSS then it's time form your other half to move to another job. What the hell could happen next....the van running over your fiance. Move on...
2007-12-28 07:58:01 · answer #5 · answered by r.beaswell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No point in taking sides in this situation, hope common sense prevails eventually.
2007-12-28 04:44:07 · answer #6 · answered by DENNIS P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋