Hello,
I'm nervous, stressed, not sure what to do, desperate,etc.
I have worked at ? for more than ten yrs. The firm has about 1000 staff.
I'm not in a union.
Cut long story short, after disciplinary hearing last Thursday, got mail yesterday with a new witness statment.
The statement about half a page of A4 got me mixed with the other member of staff, saying that I was pushing and shoving whilst the other person was sat down at the computer. It was the other way around as I was sat down being pushed and shoved. I rang the manager yesterday, he said "it does not matter as the witness just got you two/names mixed up (he has signed the statement). Towards the end of the witness statement the witness got the names right.
I was told I was getting the sack based on the witness statement plus exchanging emails with the attacker using the company computer my working hours.
My question is, if I get the sack, the mixed up, signed statement, would it stand in court/industrial tribunal?
I had a witness but he was in another room and could hear me saying loudly get away from me, leave me alone, go/etc/etc - he did not see me get thrown off the chair but heard voices and did not want to get involved so never came out but has kindly given me a signed statement. That workers is a contract workers and not employed by my firm and the mangers said his acount was not "eye wintess, so taken into acount, not want to interview him as not impoatant."
So, as most likely I alone will be fired I think, do I have a case re the witness statement that is flawed and the company refusing to interview my witness and saying thay have taken it into acount but basically not an eye witness.
I'm desperate as it's very hard to get another job with my lack of skills and age.
Thanks