being accused of theft?!

DCFC79

But why was he borrowing equipment, id never dream of borrowing stuff from work, oh cna i just borrow this meat slicer so i can cut my ham at home or do you mind if i borrow this cheese board so i can cut soem cheese into squares.

BrettMorganxD

Jarndyce wrote: »

Don't mention it.
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As to your union point, oh dear.....Ok here goes. Anyone can join a union if they wish.

This, although i joined a union (unison) and got sacked for it

Jarndyce

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

This, although i joined a union (unison) and got sacked for it

If that is true then that was unlawful and more fool you if you didn't take them to court for it. Just doesn't happen any more except with employers who still think its the 19th century.

skintandscared_2

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

Jarndyce wrote: »

Don't mention it.
.

As to your union point, oh dear.....Ok here goes. Anyone can join a union if they wish.

This, although i joined a union (unison) and got sacked for it

Really??!! What did your new union rep have to say about that?!

Reverbe

Would it be out of place to offer the comment that this chap shouldnt have been taking company property off the premises in the first place??

skintandscared_2

Not out of place at all, and in our firm it would be highly irregular to say the least! But we have no idea whether the OP's partner works for a small firm where this sort of thing happens all the time. The issue doesn't seem to be with borrowing things, so much as bringing them back....

JOFFSTICK

In every job i've ever had, if you removed the companies property from the companies premises, you got fired. Even if you were just borrowing it.

SarEl

I have to agree - on at least two of the occasions (I am not clear about the second matter you raised) your OH was observed with the said tools which subsequently went missing. "I borrowed them without permission but returned them" doesn't stack as a great defence, and frankly speaks to the employers reasonable belief that missing tools went missing because your husband stole them. Your story makes no sense - if he "borrowed" the transformer and returned it why did he deny borrowing it and then ask to borrow it? He was asked specifically what tools he had borrowed, said only a drill, then the next day admitted to borrowing a plane which he had denied having but was seen to have in his possession. I am sorry, but in the employers position, I wouldn't believe this either.

anamenottaken

JOFFSTICK wrote: »

In every job i've ever had, if you removed the companies property from the companies premises, you got fired. Even if you were just borrowing it.

I worked for an engineering company where staff could borrow tools. There was a paper trail - forms in triplicate, signed by person borrowing and someone more senior, recording both the removal and return of the item(s).

thegirlintheattic

I'm allowed to borrow things like books and take my laptop home with me, even though it's company property. I think it all depends on the company.

The key issue is did he have permission to borrow these items? Sound like not. Then it doesn't really matter if he did return them, that is a sackable offence.