Gross misconduct hearing next week – I need urgent advice please

[Deleted User]

Brilliant to read your news, I am so pleased for you :)
Bravely deserved just goes to show, thank you xx

gallygirl

Fantastic - so pleased for you :T.

Takeaway_Addict

Popec5 wrote: »

After the meeting today the gross misconduct was changed to conduct and I was given a written warning which is live for 6 months.
I was told that my honesty saved me.
Of course my manager said he saved me with his boss by telling good things about me.
I was even offered a transfer to the SM's store who was doing the hearing.
I had a 1.5 hours talk with my manager about other problems, and I chose to stay and try to work out the problems, giving all of us a few months, if nothing would change, then I'll transfer.
I was given the chance to stay or transfer.
Anyway, I am back at work tomorrow!!!!!!!
Thanks all of you for your support!

Excellent news....

BobQ

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Just a few minor points.

2) You have a right to be accompanied by a colleague or friend to the hearing Only if your friend is a colleague or a union rep, otherwise there is no right

No you have an absolute right to be accompanied. The only persons who can accompany you are a colleague (friend or otherwise) working at the same workplace or your union representative.

Takeaway_Addict

BobQ wrote: »

No you have an absolute right to be accompanied. The only persons who can accompany you are a colleague (friend or otherwise) working at the same workplace or your union representative.

I'm confused, you've just agreed with my point?

BobQ

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

I'm confused, you've just agreed with my point?

I was pointing out that the right to be accompanied is absolute. Your statement implied that if you select the wrong person you lose the right to be accompanied. You do not, you just have to chose someone else.

Still it is good news for the OP, and puts Sainsbury's in a good light. The OP has been very naïve but hopefully will have learned a lesson.

It appears that the offence has been treated as misconduct rather than GM. I think the OP is lucky because mis-using a discount card is a form of theft. I suspect they may have done this because of the ramifications. Arguably they should also have taken action against others too including the team leader and the OP's sister. Maybe they thought that it was easier to tell all staff in the new year that they have found that some people have been abusing the cards and wish to remind staff of the rules etc.?

whitewing

Well done, OP.

DCFC79

whitewing wrote: »

No, in the first post OP says that OP let someone else use OP's card.

Now OP is saying OP used OP's sister's card.

I am confused.

The OP says it was staff discount card misuse in the first post ?

But the OP has had it sorted.

KARO

If the manager was using the OP's staff discount card, you'd think he/she would also be made answerable. I suppose the buck stops with the person whose card it is.

dawnybabes

Great news