Member of staff allowed to shout racial abuse in the office...

starcloud

dshart wrote: »

Your partner did not lose their job, they resigned.

No one should have to put up with racial abuse in the workplace, but there should be a proper procedure to follow to get your partners concerns addressed. Resigning will not have achieved anything.

Well the reason she is resigning is because of this and of course they will just say yes but because of the nature of their business the British Council will be informed.

I mean it is insanity that someone is resigning (ok not forced at this point) because of someone using racially aggravating language in the work place in front of management who then choose to do nothing about it.

The woman shouting this is obviously committing gross misconduct, there are no mitigating circumstances.

dshart

starcloud wrote: »

The first time it happened the manager said she was aware of it and it will be dealt with. Nothing happened and then it happens again.

It is obvious that there is a level of impunity for this member of staff.

How do you know that nothing happened? maybe they spoke to them and warned them. If the person carried on then they should report them again and follow a formal process.

It takes time and due process to ensure it is done fairly, they cannot just sack someone because your partner complained.

starcloud

dshart wrote: »

How do you know that nothing happened? maybe they spoke to them and warned them. If the person carried on then they should report them again and follow a formal process.

It takes time and due process to ensure it is done fairly, they cannot just sack someone because your partner complained.

This is true but because of the extreme behavior (she shouts and screams this stuff) of this staff member, my partner could not tolerate it any longer. Also the general manager (the relative) was made to cry by her. So there is no faith in the manager. The Director is now involved, of course, so something might be done.

In the end I don't think she cares too much about this job it is about ensuring she gets her pay owed and ensuring that the senior management are aware of what is going on.

dshart

Why is your partner worried regarding their pay owed? If they handed in their resignation and worked any required notice then they should get paid. If they just left without notice then they may have problems.

If they felt the situation was so extreme that they couldnt work their notice then this should have been raised with the management.

starcloud

dshart wrote: »

Why is your partner worried regarding their pay owed? If they handed in their resignation and worked any required notice then they should get paid. If they just left without notice then they may have problems.

If they felt the situation was so extreme that they couldnt work their notice then this should have been raised with the management.

In her resignation letter she states she is prepared to work the 1 week notice required (at this stage) but only in an environment which does not subject her to continued racial abuse from the said member of staff.

Also, she does not trust them to pay, at least until the top management became involved.

ValHaller

starcloud wrote: »

Addressing vile and racist attitudes in a work place which led to my partner [STRIKE]losing[/STRIKE] throwing away her job over it. I won't let them get away with it.

Fixed your post.

starcloud

ValHaller wrote: »

Fixed your post.

Imagine you started a new job, was not from the UK and someone was shouting abuse about your background and ethnicity and the management did nothing about it - probably because the office manager and the said person are related.

She resigned as it is not likely that the staff member in question will change her behavior or leave.

Missme

Focussing on irrelevant minituae is the way some people feel safest and deflect having to address the the fact that some of us are confronted with sh*te simply because of where we were born or biology.

Whether it happened to you or your partner, whether it was direct or indirect - report it.

I'm unclear about the nature of the placement (i.e. if it's mandatory for a HE course) but it might be a matter for the QAA.

dshart

starcloud wrote: »

In her resignation letter she states she is prepared to work the 1 week notice required (at this stage) but only in an environment which does not subject her to continued racial abuse from the said member of staff.

Also, she does not trust them to pay, at least until the top management became involved.

So is she currently still working or has she walked out? If she has walked out then she may find she is in breach of her employment contract.

Did she speak to her line manager and raise these issues and if she did what was the response? She must give the management time to investigate what she says, you cannot expect an instant resolution.

starcloud

dshart wrote: »

So is she currently still working or has she walked out? If she has walked out then she may find she is in breach of her employment contract.

Did she speak to her line manager and raise these issues and if she did what was the response? She must give the management time to investigate what she says, you cannot expect an instant resolution.

She is currently in talks with the Director and management.

She has not walked out.

At the last meeting with just the office manager, there was an apology on this woman's behalf and then a statement about how this woman has been there for a long time (3 years seems to be in this place) etc.