Question re mobile phones

Caroline_a

justanopinion wrote: »

She's employed by the agency, not by you., so you're not actually responsible for a reference unless you wanted to be nice. HR won't have added her to a permanent database, even if they did it would say temp. When I did more generalist HR, I used to get so many requests for references for temps and I always used to respond that we had no record of the employee and that they needed to ask the employee to confirm what agency they had worked through and approach them. Guess your formal feedback won't be complimentary.

We've actually liaised very closely with the agency, who I know quite well, and we use them on a regular basis. The agency are appalled by her behaviour and have spoken to her on many occasions since she's been with us. The main problem is that for this particular project there were 2 weeks intensive training, when she had no time to text, phone, vanish for hours, etc. The contract was fixed term and finishes in a week. The agency have already told me informally that they won't be placing her anywhere else, but unfortunately due to the training, etc we're stuck with the damn woman for the next week

Southend1

If it's causing you that much of a problem just send her home for a week's paid leave until you're rid of her

keyser666

Caroline_a wrote: »

We've actually liaised very closely with the agency, who I know quite well, and we use them on a regular basis. The agency are appalled by her behaviour and have spoken to her on many occasions since she's been with us. The main problem is that for this particular project there were 2 weeks intensive training, when she had no time to text, phone, vanish for hours, etc. The contract was fixed term and finishes in a week. The agency have already told me informally that they won't be placing her anywhere else, but unfortunately due to the training, etc we're stuck with the damn woman for the next week

You sue you are not making all of this up?

Caroline_a wrote: »

Thanks all. Went from bad to worse last week. Threw a total strop because I pulled her up on being half an hour later. Then walked out.

Needless to say she won't be getting a reference....

Caroline_a

keyser666 wrote: »

You sue you are not making all of this up?

I'd love to say I was. Unfortunately I'm not. Having temped myself I am stunned at the work ethic of this woman. It is like no adult I've ever worked with, and I cannot believe that she finds it acceptable.

rds60h

RichardD1970 wrote: »

No the OP asked,



Nothing about her company policy or how to deal with breaches of it, only is her company unusual in having such a policy.

As you say nothing about company policy, so how can she be asking if her company is unusual in having such a policy ?
She has said that using a mobile is frowned upon but that is different to having a company policy, which as a multinational corporation I am sure they would have.

rds60h

Caroline_a wrote: »

I'd love to say I was. Unfortunately I'm not. Having temped myself I am stunned at the work ethic of this woman. It is like no adult I've ever worked with, and I cannot believe that she finds it acceptable.

I am stunned that a multinational corporate company would tolerate a Temp, even if they have had "2 weeks training" if they actually had such a bad work ethic and I am stunned that said company tolerates management that have not taken action to get rid of someone if they were abusing the position and was as disruptive as described.

Caroline_a

Peace reigns. Sacked by director this morning.... (temp not me )

AP007

Caroline_a wrote: »

Peace reigns. Sacked by director this morning.... (temp not me )

not nice I guess to be sacked but someone in charge via the agency should have told her mobile phones were not allowed whilst at work.

RichardD1970

AP007 wrote: »

not nice I guess to be sacked but someone in charge via the agency should have told her mobile phones were not allowed whilst at work.

Apparently she was told repeatedly, by management and agency.

(Text removed by MSE Forum Team)

Caroline_a

AP007 wrote: »

not nice I guess to be sacked but someone in charge via the agency should have told her mobile phones were not allowed whilst at work.

She was told repeatedly, by the agency, my colleague who was supervising her, HR; we had formal meetings where she swore she wouldn't do it again. Not sure what more you can do!