If you are being sexually harassed at work

ceridwen

lost-away wrote: »

Good luck

I hope there was something i could do too, but there isnt anything i can.

i have my disciplinary on tues ,


would anyone know if i can request to see the cctv an show them what he did as they have said they cant see anything.

I would certainly request to see the cctv film in your position if you feel there might be a record of the events there on it. BUT....I am not sure how cctv camera systems work - but I know that at least some of them "wipe everything" from the system automatically after only a few days anyway. I dont know if this is how they all work - but it may be the case that they are unable to get the evidence themselves even if they wanted to (ie if it has been "wiped" by the system).

As for whether they legally HAVE to show you this if you request it - I would think they probably do (as its part of the "evidence" in this case). However, to get the definitive answer on this - perhaps you might like to pm SarEl or *LaizyDazy* (think that was the spelling of her name??) and ask them - as they are both lawyer/retired lawyer respectively and regularly visit this Board.

So - I think you would be best advised to first ask someone technically-minded if those cctv cameras will still have the "evidence" physically on them or on a tape the employer has taken out and stored somewhere BEFORE you ask whether you can have it. No point in asking for something unless you are sure it actually exists first...

ceridwen

lost-away wrote: »

Anyone??

Also is it best to resign then being sacked?

Or could they refuse the resignation?


any help would be greatful as i dont have enough time.

Do bear in mind that if anyone resigns from a job then the DWP is likely to disqualify them from receiving benefit for up to 6 months. So - my personal view would be "Do NOT resign". You don't want to risk a benefit sanction from the DWP.

BTW - are you keeping a Diary of Events. In cases like this peeps are always advised to keep a Diary like that - ie any time an incident happens you make a note of it in that Diary as soon as possible after the event (ie note the time, date and what EXACTLY happened - eg "He said this, I did that, etc"). As regards what has happened to date - then rack your memory and make as good a Diary of events to date as you are able to from memory.

Also - are you in the relevant Union? If not - then join it.

lost-away

would any one know when if you can sign on document /statement that you

""sign under duress and this account is not accurate ""

if they have taken no notice of the incident you have reported and nothing has been taken in account.? or believing your side of the incidents?

ceridwen

I feel a bit confused here as to why the employer is trying to make you sign something you don't agree with against your will????

Personally - I would take the view that I simply wasnt going to sign something I didnt agree with. However - not knowing the circumstances...then its difficult to know whether to advise to:

- refuse to sign it

OR

- sign (with accompanying comment about it being "under duress").

lost-away

ceridwen wrote: »

I feel a bit confused here as to why the employer is trying to make you sign something you don't agree with against your will????

Personally - I would take the view that I simply wasnt going to sign something I didnt agree with. However - not knowing the circumstances...then its difficult to know whether to advise to:

- refuse to sign it

OR

- sign (with accompanying comment about it being "under duress").

They have accused me of something which i have not done,

and what did happen they wont take on bored or take any notice of the event that happen.

ceridwen

From what you say - then if an employer was trying to get me personally to sign that I had done something that I hadnt done at all - then I would refuse. How can one admit to having done something you havent done at all?? <puzzled smilie>

If you havent done it - then you havent done it - and it would surely be unwise to sign something "admitting" that you HAVE done it...

There is no way on earth personally that I would EVER "admit" to having done something that I knew very well I HADNT done.

As we dont know the full details of this - then its a bit difficult to say for sure what is the right "action" to take...I CAN only say the above for what its worth.

Anyways...good luck tomorrow and let us know how it goes.

ceridwen

...and we have seen a pretty successful outcome to one of the cases of sexual harassment reported on this Board:T. Gwen80 has just given us a report-back on how things concluded in her case and its been pretty positive. So - here is a link to her thread on this (for those who come along in the future with similar experiences and wonder what to do about it):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2927326

Congratulations to Gwen on how she handled this.