just been sacked for theft in retail

milothewestie

i have just been sacked by one of the big names on the high street i wont name them,my question is although they had no evidence whatsoeva it was my word against a manager they dismissed me for £180 pounds which was missing,they blamed me for the missing money out of a till the first time any money was missing and i have been doing the tills ten years working in the cash office,the manager said to me its different in retail and that they dont have to prove this(that i stole the money),anyone know if this is correct,seems i am being blamed for something i havent done that they need no evidence and can do this to just about any employee

MrRedundant

They are correct.
They don't need to prove anything; just based on probability.

If it was your till and balance before and after the shift and money of this was level possible.

What exactly are they alleging?

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Was it Lush?

milothewestie

MrRedundant wrote: »

They are correct.
They don't need to prove anything; just based on probability.

If it was your till and balance before and after the shift and money of this was level possible.

What exactly are they alleging?

money thats gone missing out of a till,which was locked away by the manager in a safe overnight(i was not at work when it was locked away i had been at home 6 hours shift finished),i took it out of safe in morning and it was light the £180 pounds and they blamed me suspended me then sacked me after an investigation(wasnt even my till i just counted it in the morning)so the manager pinched it or counted wrong but i got sacked for it

Googlewhacker

have you got an appeal and how long have you worked there?

They have to have reasonable proof but if the till has been used by more than one person then there should be some doubt.

milothewestie

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Was it Lush?

what do you mean was it lush

MrRedundant

Did anyone else have access to the safe?

If it has been confirmed as present at night and was missing the next day and you where the only one with access then its probably justifiable. Does the manager have any proof it was present such as records or similar at night? If not then the case might exist you havent been treated fairly but they could just sack him as well and state it must have been one of you.

milothewestie

Googlewhacker wrote: »

have you got an appeal and how long have you worked there?

They have to have reasonable proof but if the till has been used by more than one person then there should be some doubt.

they said i can appeal 10 days they said worked there 10 years first ever shortage i havent pinched anything nor would i do

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

milothewestie wrote: »

what do you mean was it lush

This, I presume.

milothewestie

MrRedundant wrote: »

Did anyone else have access to the safe?

If it has been confirmed as present at night and was missing the next day and you where the only one with access then its probably justifiable. Does the manager have any proof it was present such as records or similar at night? If not then the case might exist you havent been treated fairly but they could just sack him as well and state it must have been one of you.

no just the manager,receipt of the till count,and manager has not been disciplined at all,just my word against his

concerned43

Of course they need proof to sack you, you should have been suspended on full pay while they carried out an investigation.
Retail is no different from any other sector - your employment contract should detail their disiplinary proceedures (if you have one)!
but basically I would be seeking a claim in an employment tribunual.
And before you ask, I owed a retail store and had £30,000 stolen and it was hell to get the person sacked. I also had friends who owed a 'retail' outlet and their CCTV caught an employee helping herself to £20k out of the safe - they sacked her and she took them to a tribunal - she won!!! - because they did not follow the correct disiplinary proceedings!
best of luck!