just been sacked for theft in retail

milothewestie

so this cash office, me doing the tills was not in my job description i.e did it on good will never got paid for it,one of the managers should of done it but delegated me the job,but never paid me for the responsibility but held me responsible when something went wrong,,,,,,is that legal any ideas

1984ReturnsForReal_2

milothewestie wrote: »

so this cash office, me doing the tills was not in my job description i.e did it on good will never got paid for it,one of the managers should of done it but delegated me the job,but never paid me for the responsibility but held me responsible when something went wrong,,,,,,is that legal any ideas

It is not illegal.

However, its more than likely against the Managers own contract.

Which is why they stuffed you instead of getting sacked themselves..

Sambucus_Nigra

That doesn't really matter westie - you need to appeal the decision. The letter that you had should have told you this.

You would also be advised to get proper legal assistance to do so.

It might help your case if you actually explained step by step their disciplinary process so that if there are any issues, we could point that out to you to assist your case.

milothewestie

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

That doesn't really matter westie - you need to appeal the decision. The letter that you had should have told you this.

You would also be advised to get proper legal assistance to do so.

It might help your case if you actually explained step by step their disciplinary process so that if there are any issues, we could point that out to you to assist your case.

me and my husband are in the process of writing the letter of appeal and the reasons for appeal

MrRedundant

milothewestie wrote: »

me and my husband are in the process of writing the letter of appeal and the reasons for appeal

Which are?

Don't deflect the issue.

milothewestie

MrRedundant wrote: »

Which are?

Don't deflect the issue.

well the obvious one ive been accused of theft i didnt take it so another member of staff has,other people had access to cash safe an day end,

they have called me a thief and have no evidence at all,
why didnt they call the police,
why only one till counted on this specific day,
why did they not continue counting tills after they thought i was thieving,
why after ten years would i just start pinching after no incidents in all that time,
never in all that ten years has any money gone missing
why was the manager not suspended
and seen as they have no proof why was he not sacked along with me

is that enough

dont deflect the issue!whats that supposed to mean

milothewestie

i have been hung,drawn and quartered as far as im concerned they have ruined my life,i worked so hard for them and for a false allegation

MrRedundant

milothewestie wrote: »

well the obvious one ive been accused of theft i didnt take it so another member of staff has,other people had access to cash safe an day end,

Innocence isnt enough here unless you can prove it

they have called me a thief and have no evidence at all, Have they?
why didnt they call the police, Irrelevant
why only one till counted on this specific day, Relevant
why did they not continue counting tills after they thought i was thieving, Irrelevant
why after ten years would i just start pinching after no incidents in all that time, Irrelevant
never in all that ten years has any money gone missing Irrelevant
why was the manager not suspended Relevant
and seen as they have no proof why was he not sacked along with me Relevant

is that enough

dont deflect the issue!whats that supposed to mean

You need to stop moaning about being badly treated and proof etc aand concentrate on relevant points which is they havent treated everyone the same.

They dont need to prove you stole the money so stop going on about this.

They should show reasonably that you are a fair suspect. Push on why if they suspect you they dont suspect anyone else.

milothewestie

MrRedundant wrote: »

You need to stop moaning about being badly treated and proof etc aand concentrate on relevant points which is they havent treated everyone the same.

They dont need to prove you stole the money so stop going on about this.

They should show reasonably that you are a fair suspect. Push on why if they suspect you they dont suspect anyone else.

i honestly cannot see how they dont need proof to accuse someone of theft,and then just sack them,really it leaves anyone liable to the sack if a manager just takes a dislike to them but sorry for going on as you put it but i have just lost my job for doing nothing,get this I HAVENT DONE ANYTHING NOT PINCHED ANYTHING i want to clear my name more than anything ill never get another job with this bull chit on my record will i

milothewestie

anyway ill find out im sure in the next week or so but thanks all for ya replys time to get on with that letter