Shambolic Disciplinary hearing - advice needed

[Emmzzi]

good luck. crossing fingers.

[Daveeddie1978]

good luck. crossing fingers.

 

Thank you and again thank you for your help it is very appreciated

[Derwent]

Aside from the obvious less than 2 years service issue, there is also the fact that while you may think it is a "his word against mine" case the harsh reality is that you will be surprised how quickly and readily his "colleagues" will give a witness statement to say they have witnessed warnings etc. Its not fair and its not just but you'd be foolish to think it doesn't happen in reality. Then it becomes his word against several others which is a different scenario altogether.

 

 

Some of the allegations should be able to be proven or disproven quite easily. For example, the internet usage one is a cut and dried issue in most companies as the vast majority record the internet history of their employees and, unless you have IT administrator rights, you can't even delete the browsing history on your PC. If they do record the usage then they will have all the evidence they need - and it doesn't matter if someone else in the office was doing the same thing, that isn't a defence.

[Daveeddie1978]

Hi All. Turns out that it was a culmination of things over the last few months and they have in fact been very lenient with him. They are having a mutual parting of ways with pay in lieu of notice and a good reference. Thankfully I went in there open minded and listened to what they wanted to say and I am glad I did. He is now in a lot of trouble! Thanks for all your advice and helping put a good perspective on this.

[Emmzzi]

Ahh it's annoying when they fall off their pedestal! Seems like a decent outcome all things considered.

 

Appreciate the update! Hope the next job goes better.

[Daveeddie1978]

Very annoying! I am just glad I did not go in gung ho! I would have looked a right fool!

[Sidewinder]

Very annoying! I am just glad I did not go in gung ho! I would have looked a right fool!

 

That is always the problem when you represent somebody else. You tend to get a very one-sided perspective - understandably

 

Sounds like you have helped him make the best of a bad situation and here's hoping that the next job works out to be more suitable

[Daveeddie1978]

That is always the problem when you represent somebody else. You tend to get a very one-sided perspective - understandably

 

Sounds like you have helped him make the best of a bad situation and here's hoping that the next job works out to be more suitable

 

Hopefully this will be a very hard lesson learned for him. Thankfully his boss was good enough to go easy on the plonker. Thanks for all your advice