disiplinary hearing againgst me

dmg24

peter999 wrote: »

Isn't this a bit of a coincidence !!??

Alarm bells ringing.

peter999

Absolutely, an all too common occurrence. They get the employee to work up until the last minute, then find a reason not to pay them redundancy. Unfortunately they are not doing anything illegal. Immoral, but not illegal.

LittleVoice

By the way, if it is a disciplinary hearing (which you say it is), which can lead to the termination of your employment, you have a statutory right to be accompanied. If they haven't told you that, or actually refused to allow it, then they are not following procedures and could be taken to an ET on that basis. They can object to your being accompanied by a lawyer but cannot deny outright your statutory right to be accompanied.

markb31

yes they have said i am allowed to be accompanied by either a work colleague or a union rep unfortunatly i did not join the union(kicking myself)i am going to take a colleague in with me but most of the staff i get on dont work on a saturday,mostly youngsters are in on a saturday,but will try to persuade someone

markb31

hello again!!
if i am found guilty and i am sacked would i be correct in saying i would not be able to claim job seekers allowance?
if so could my wife make a joint claim for us both?she does not go to work as she gets carers allowance for our eldest daughter who has got autism.

LittleVoice

I believe there would be a gap from dismissal until when you could claim (if you hadn't found another job by then).

Try asking a fresh question on the benefits etc board as the readers there may be more knowledgeable in the area. of what other benefits are claimable.

Your wife could only claim JSA, of course, if she were now looking for work because you were now looking after your daughter.

NAR

mark I would also mention when you come clean, that you did not personally benefit ie no theft was involved, although you do accept what you did was foolish and wrong. Hardly sounds a sacking offence to me.

dmg24

NAR wrote: »

mark I would also mention when you come clean, that you did not personally benefit ie no theft was involved, although you do accept what you did was foolish and wrong. Hardly sounds a sacking offence to me.

That is true, you did not benefit in any way. However, it is definitely a sackable offence, it is in effect fraud.

Hopefully they will take your length of service and commitment to the company into account x

markb31

hi everyone!
just to let you know ireceived a letter today saying they want me to have my disaplinary tomorrow morning.
gets it over and done with i suppose!!if i go down i will go down fighting!!

ohreally

Ask for a postponment and join the union today! It is unacceptable to be given less than 24 hrs notice of the hearing as you will need time to prepare.Ensure you get any evidence your employer plans to use against you prior to the hearing and go through it witha fine tooth comb, questioning everything for accuracy and validity.Do not admit to anything in the belief it will reflect favourably on the outcome of the hearing....management need to prove their case, don't help them to do this.

dmg24

Are you ok to go in tomorrow? It really is up to you.

If you're ready, then I would say go for it, get it over with. But if not, then you know you are within your rights to wait until the original set time.

Will be thinking of you! x