help. Xmas do... suspected of doing DRUGS!!!!!!

u264047

How interesting! HR just emailed me and told me that the company does not have a Substance Abuse Policy.

Where does that leave me????

Firesidemaid - Its the only site in the UK. They have worldwide partnerships and sister companies etc though.

Anihilator

u264047 wrote: »

How interesting! HR just emailed me and told me that the company does not have a Substance Abuse Policy.

Where does that leave me????

Firesidemaid - Its the only site in the UK. They have worldwide partnerships and sister companies etc though.

I don't think it makes much difference to be honest unless you want to confess to having a substance problem and get their help with it?

Otherwise it would be covered under the discliplinary process of gross misconduct.

Tbh If I was you I would keep quiet now and see the outcome of the hearing rather than clouding it with irrelevent policies etc.

Imperfect_One

OP - By the time you read this you will probably be back from your disciplinary, therefore, I shall say that I hope it went well. If you haven't set off yet or are accessing the forum, en-route change that to Good luck.

catflea

What news?

Hoping it went well.....

robredz

Hope it went well, and if it didn't it may only be a short term setback, They have behaved like amateurs, and appear to be making it up as they go along.

u264047

Thanks Anihilator... wrong side of bed again?

Erm, yeah I had my meeting, I handed them the statements that DirectDebacle very kindly spent a lot of time helping me out with, and in light of those (they ripped the evidence to shreds) they have decided to go away and have a word with all the managers who were there and try to fill in the holes.

Thus it has been postponed, they have said that they are not going to pursue the drugs charges as "it's 50/50 really" its just the threatening behaviour. When I asked if he specified any threats, they said no, it was the manner I was speaking to him and being in his face. In a loud pub... Christ, I was 6'1 talking to someone who was 5'7/5'8 in a very loud bar, i'm gonna need to hunch over him.

Just crazy really. The manager conducting the disciplinary was great, even gave me a pat on the shoulder as I was escorted out the front door.

Now i'm playing the waiting game again... fantastic.

pinkshoes

Are you going to be pursuing the inappropriate behaviour of the manager that started all this in the first place?

u264047

As soon as I'm out of the mire, yeah, of course!

robredz

pinkshoes wrote: »

Are you going to be pursuing the inappropriate behaviour of the manager that started all this in the first place?

Make sure they pursue your grievance against the manager, and don't gloss over it amongst the ongoing disciplinary action.

DirectDebacle

u264047 wrote: »

......they have decided to go away and have a word with all the managers who were there and try to fill in the holes.

This is all wrong. They didn't even realise there were any holes until you pointed them out today. They have had over six weeks to fill them in but instead rested on their laurels and stonewalled your requests for information.

Now they are going to test the memory of drunks 6 weeks after they have sobered up and are armed with the correct answers should the managers memories be even fuzzier than they were the morning after!

If you are dismissed then this is going to make your appeal even stronger.