Apparent Dismissal from work

Anihilator

So to clarify you were suspended on pay for over a year and didnt bother chasing it up.

Something fishy here.

blaidoug

Yes thats right,how can you follow something up when you are waiting patiently for an investigation to be completed?

DVardysShadow

blaidoug wrote: »

Yes thats right,how can you follow something up when you are waiting patiently for an investigation to be completed?

Telephone, email, letter, fax, personal visit

juliescot

All very odd and something somewhere not right.

Were you or are you in a union?
They may be able to help, but I think you could have been a bit more pro-active in chasing this.

gilligansyle

blaidoug wrote: »

was suspended on full pay,from work on the 18th April 2008 on the basis that i committed a theft from work,this supension was with immediate effect while a investigation was conducted under the discplinary procedure.
I waited and waited,recently on 20th August 2009,

Surely at some point you should have contacted them to find out the progress of the investigation.

If it had happened to me I would at least be sending them a letter once a month or so by recorded delivery.

mrcow

blaidoug wrote: »

Yes thats right,how can you follow something up when you are waiting patiently for an investigation to be completed?

So you sat at home for four whole months after being accused of something as serious as theft and didn't chase it up?

Zazen999

Firstly - is it a year and 4 months - or 4 months that we are talking about here?

hairy_g

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaidoug
Yes thats right,how can you follow something up when you are waiting patiently for an investigation to be completed?

mrcow wrote: »

So you sat at home for four whole months after being accused of something as serious as theft and didn't chase it up?

It's worse than that, OP says they were suspended on 18th April 2008

Proc

It's not wholly relevant but what did you steal? Must have been something fairly hefty if they felt the need to keep you on full pay for over a year in order to investigate things.

It sounds to me like OP has been on payroll the whole time. The place of work probably lost a manager, or HR person who was overseeing the case, and the whole thing got forgotton about. OP was happy to pass GO and collect money each month. 12 months later, quick audit and it's like "omfg !!!!!!? where is this person? sack them fast".

natomar

blaidoug wrote: »

was suspended on full pay,from work on the 18th April 2008 on the basis that i committed a theft from work,this supension was with immediate effect while a investigation was conducted under the discplinary procedure.
I waited and waited,recently on 20th August 2009,i recieved my P45, payslips from may 2009 to july 2009,an invoice for £2,548.15 and a letter from the finance department stating that overpayment was made due to the payroll department recieving my termination form on 6th August 2009,informing them that my last working day was 5th June 2009.

I have since contaced my manager in writing to ask for clarifcation on my apparent termination,and why under there disciplinary procedures i did not recieve any corresponedce to the allegations that were placed against me, nor was i asked to attend any hearings, i have asked what efforts were made to contact me concerning all the above matters.

My manager responded with a letter dated 17th september 2009. Stating that she has noted the content of my letter and will be seeking response to the questions i have raised and when she has these she will be in contact.

What do you think my next move should be concerning this whole fiasco,i have recently applied for another job too, should i put dismissed down? will i get a reference? should i put this matter to Employment tribunal or await?

Yours disheartened and frustrated.

So you were suspended? did you then have a disciplinary hearing after their investigation?
you should have then been given the option to appeal? have these procedures have been followed? you need to be a bit more specific