Can I get a written warning for this?

dickydonkin

VIKKY,

You stated that you sustained an injury while attempting to get to work. I would suggest that you state that the reason for your absence was due to the injury caused by your fall - not by inclement weather alone. If the company decide to discipline you on this matter, I would ask if any other employee has been disciplined for failing to attend work on that particular day.

The company would have to realise that if they do attempt to discipline you for a genuine injury, they may be liable for victimisation. They would then have to apply the same procedure for future injuries or illnesses otherwise, again, they may be liable for victimisation or discrimination.

If you had failed to attend work due to the same injury caused by tripping over a kerb on a summers day, I am sure there would be no dispute over your absence, however, it would seem that you employer is 'tarring everyone with the same brush' and assuming that you had used the inclement weather as an excuse to have a day off.

Provided that you informed the company of your accident and absence as per your company policy, I fail to see how your company can discipline you.
Your absence should not be deemed as 'unauthorised absence' but as sickness.

Furthermore, you were told not to bother coming in so how they can claim unauthorised absence when in fact you were told not to attend work??

I also have to ask the question as to why the workplace was closing early? That suggests to me that many others had also failed to attend.

It seems that you have a very unreasonable employer, but if he is going to enforce his threats, he needs to be consistent with similar incidents from the past and the future.

You cannot get a warning for failing to attend work due to injury or illness.

bryanb

Markyt wrote: »

Assuming you've opted out of the phone book and other public records.

The employer can't opt out of the Data Protection Act, presumably they were not consulting the phone book, or even the electoral roll.

Oldernotwiser

It seems relevant to ask whether it's true that other people in your area managed to get in and, if so, how they did it.

surreysaver

You sustained an injury whilst following an instruction from your employer. They can be held liable for this, as you had told them you were not prepared to attempt to travel until they made threats against you. They are therefore responsible for your injury - had you not been injured you would have made it to work, so it should be sick leave or industrial injury.

Sasetka

Can company give me written warning for injury at work? It was their fault that they didn't folow Health and Safety Procedures

mountainofdebt

Sasetka wrote: »

Can company give me written warning for injury at work? It was their fault that they didn't folow Health and Safety Procedures

Hi

I know you're new but you'd be better off starting off your own new thread and give everyone as much detail to advise - obviously don't give so much detail as to identify yourself