Sacking people at Chrismas.....

yvonne13_2

stix62 wrote: »

So why were they sacked? There must be more to it than that.

Nothing more to it just a simple date error eg, 16/11/2013 when it should have been 16/12/2013

amiehall

Why would you sack someone for that then? Surely you know the answer as you did it...!!

wiogs

I would have loved to have seen the investigation and subsequent appeal into the spreadsheet case.

Unless of course the employee had only been there a short time and could be dismissed without reason.

If they had a decent length if service and an unblemished record I would hope they would take this to a tribunal.


To answer your question, sacking people is a horrible experience. At any time of the year.

arbroath_lass

yvonne13 wrote: »

Nothing more to it just a simple date error eg, 16/11/2013 when it should have been 16/12/2013

Please tell me you're kidding! They're human beings you're employing not machines.

ohreally

wiogs wrote: »

To answer your question, sacking people is a horrible experience. At any time of the year.

Indeed, I couldn't bring myself to sack someone for the above, I don't have the hard heart required.

AP007

yvonne13 wrote: »

Nothing more to it just a simple date error eg, 16/11/2013 when it should have been 16/12/2013

So not cost cutting at all? I bet they hadn't been there a long time either.

claret_mike

That has to be the harshest sacking I have ever heard of.

Macca83_2

Ooft!

That's a pretty awful reason to sack someone... Let's hope you're good at proof reading all your own docs.

AP007

yvonne13 wrote: »

The first person made one error on a spreadsheet.

The second person has had multiple complaints from rolling in work really late (12 noon) and smelling of alcohol..
Getting to work 2.5 hours late claiming the wind stopped them getting to work even though they live 10 minutes away.
Falsifying the timesheet in front of the MD.....and when pulled about it claimed they couldn't read the 24 hour clock!!!!!

claret_mike wrote: »

That has to be the harshest sacking I have ever heard of.

Yeah cause the other person did all this 'second person has had multiple complaints from rolling in work really late (12 noon) and smelling of alcohol..
Getting to work 2.5 hours late claiming the wind stopped them getting to work even though they live 10 minutes away.
Falsifying the timesheet in front of the MD.....and when pulled about it claimed they couldn't read the 24 hour clock! '

And wasn't fired before now!!!

whitewing

I don't understand how one person can be sacked for a typo and someone else can be tolerated for multiple issues, albeit due for sacking now.