Hubby being dismissed for doing his job

happilymarried2013

Hi guys,

Just recieved a phone call from darling hubby and I'm hoping that someone could help please.

Hubby has been invited to head office for a disciplinary hearing. HE is site supervisor for a security company that is contractually working for a construction firm. The manager of the construction company asked my hubby to ask one of the guards not to make his regular check calls to control to make sure that the procedures were in place should the check calls not be made.

The guard did this last night - and the control room didn't follow the procedure.

Instead of being cross that the control room procedure failed, my hubbys being disciplined for not telling the control room this was going to happen. He has it in writing from the contractor that he was not to say anything (it would have defeated the object), and like Hubby said, he had confidence in the control room that everything would have been fine. Instead hes having a pasting for undermining the security firm he works for.

Any advice would be appreciated.

scheming_gypsy

If he has the procedure in writing then there could be a mix up in communication. All he'll need to do is show that he followed the procedure so they can report back etc.

Although is he being dismissed or having a disciplinary?

happilymarried2013

He's having a disciplinary hearing but as his line manager called him a "sly, undermining f-ing c**t" this morning I think you can guess the way its going.

The attitude of the line manager I'm dealing with.

he has no policies and procedures from the head office that he works for - he hasn't even been given a contract, just a form to say he will work over 48 hours a week.

The only procedure he has is ones that he's written for the boys that he's responsible for, using the SIA legislation for guidance.

starrystarry

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

If he has the procedure in writing then there could be a mix up in communication. All he'll need to do is show that he followed the procedure so they can report back etc.

I think the issue is that he did what the client (the construction company) asked him to do but it has ended up looking bad for his employer (the security company). The client obviously wanted to test the procedures so there was no point alerting the security company's control room, but now the security company are miffed that their employee didn't tip them off.

I feel for you husband OP, it's not fair for him to be disciplined for this. There's clearly a conflict of interest here.

happilymarried2013

Thank you Starry,starry. Massive conflict of interest. Hubby was relying on the rest of the company doing their jobs. ah well.

It is most definitely not fair, I'm more cross with him being sworn at by his line manager. the awful bit is is that the disciplinary hearing is with the line managers father and uncle as it is a family business.

patman99

The manager has no right to swear at your hubbie & a grievance should now be made.

starrystarry

The client put him in a no win situation. The way I see it, your husband had three choices:

1) Refuse to do what the client requested
2) Agree to do it and alert the control room
3) Agree to do it and not alert the control room

1 & 2 risk annoying the client, 3 risks annoying your employer. Annoy the client and the employer risks losing the contract. No win.

dandelionclock30

If someone called me that they would be on their back with their teeth missing.

Andy_L

starrystarry wrote: »

The client put him in a no win situation. The way I see it, your husband had three choices:

1) Refuse to do what the client requested
2) Agree to do it and alert the control room
3) Agree to do it and not alert the control room

1 & 2 risk annoying the client, 3 risks annoying your employer. Annoy the client and the employer risks losing the contract. No win.

or

4) Postpone until he, the client & higher level management had discussed it or at least pass the buck to his management by telling them, not the control room, what is going to happen

Andy_L

How long has he worked for the firm? Less than 1 or 2 years (depending on start date) and he has no legal comeback if they just dismiss him out of hand

starrystarry

Andy_L wrote: »

or

4) Postpone until he, the client & higher level management had discussed it or at least pass the buck to his management by telling them, not the control room, what is going to happen

I think telling the management and telling the control room are one and the same thing. If he'd told his manager they would have just warned the control room.

Perhaps the right thing to do was to point out to the client that there was a conflict of interest and that it was unfair to put him in this position. Mind you, the OP said her husband was confident the control room would follow the correct procedures.