Can i get sued for not working notice?

shikoku

It would also be very bad publicity for the company concerned, which is another reason it is highly unlikely this would happen.

teabelly

Easiest way out is to find another job while you are currently employed in this one. As you have up to 5 months paid sick then you have a couple of months to find a new job. I'd also consider making a formal complaint about workloads and the bullying and confirm with your boss in writing they will do nothing about it. Tell them you will not return to work until they can give you a return to work plan
which protects you from excessive workloads and bullying. Definitely talk to ACAS.

I had to put up with bullying too. Employers are useless with dealing with bullying and workload issues. Generally they won't change as it is admitting they're wrong and it doesn't cost them money to do nothing as far as they are concerned.

Check out Randy Pauch's excellent lecture on time management. He has some great tips for getting rid of time wasting people and time wasting activity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTugjssqOT0

I've been exactly where you are and I wish I had quit before I got too sick. I tried to fight and it was a waste of effort so you are definitely better just going but going with a reasonable reference rather than getting booted out on capability or getting restructured out of the way.

amjustagirl

teabelly.. the problem is my sick record is not going to look good to a potential new employer

jdturk

teabelly wrote: »

Easiest way out is to find another job while you are currently employed in this one. As you have up to 5 months paid sick then you have a couple of months to find a new job. I'd also consider making a formal complaint about workloads and the bullying and confirm with your boss in writing they will do nothing about it. Tell them you will not return to work until they can give you a return to work plan
which protects you from excessive workloads and bullying. Definitely talk to ACAS.

I had to put up with bullying too. Employers are useless with dealing with bullying and workload issues. Generally they won't change as it is admitting they're wrong and it doesn't cost them money to do nothing as far as they are concerned.

Check out Randy Pauch's excellent lecture on time management. He has some great tips for getting rid of time wasting people and time wasting activity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTugjssqOT0

I've been exactly where you are and I wish I had quit before I got too sick. I tried to fight and it was a waste of effort so you are definitely better just going but going with a reasonable reference rather than getting booted out on capability or getting restructured out of the way.

Nice generalisation there...:cool:

teabelly

Has anyone had their employer deal with a bully properly ie followed a due process that stopped the bullying either by changing the bully's behaviour or actually getting rid of them? Does anyone know anyone that works for a company that was bullied and it was sorted out? Now, hands up who has either been bullied or knows someone who has and the employer did nothing or next to nothing?

I'd like to know whether it is a generalisation or whether the majority of employers don't deal with bullies. I know a few people that have been bullied. Every last one of them was forced out of their job in one way or another when they complained while the bully remained.

teabelly

amjustagirl wrote: »

teabelly.. the problem is my sick record is not going to look good to a potential new employer

It won't look good. It'll look worse if you quit and have a gap though. Only you can decide whether you want to stay and fight them or just get out as quickly as possible. The longer you are off the worse it looks to a new employer.