Employer want me to attend meeting outside hours

surreysaver

bluenoseam wrote: »

Poor advice right there, that's the easiest way to earn a disciplinary.

How can you be disciplined if its not in your contract?

silverwhistle

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

If you was a member of staff I was managing then I would have a red card against you, It really it is not difficult to do something so simple as a meeting and it would hardly be the end of the world for you.

Really? Then I suggest you are a bad manager and a bully. You really should be aware that for some of your staff it _would_ be an issue due to transport, cost and other commitments. You will also find that if you deal with higher level staff with more in demand skills they will not be impressed with the timing of such meetings, the pointlessness of some such meetings and general management demeanour. Too much of such behaviour will result in your recruitment and retention costs soaring.

The fact that you think this is appropriate for NMW staff (where transport and cost issues are often magnified) suggests that you are a bully, and that is not the way to get productive and co-operative staff with any sense of self-respect.

surreysaver

jobbingmusician wrote: »

2. Not letting them know in advance that you wouldn't be there - if you didn't do this, it's just bloody rude, and I would expect your card to be marked for that!

Personally I think its rude to expect staff to come in. Have to treat management with the same contempt as they treat the staff, otherwise they will not learn. If management treat the staff well, the staff will reciprocate.

DandelionPatrol

bluenoseam wrote: »

Poor advice right there, that's the easiest way to earn a disciplinary. While you may be on your time it's wise to remember that any comment made to a manager is, regardless as to when it's made, a comment made to a manager. There's a level of professionalism which is expected from your part, even if he's the "worst manager I've ever had" it still puts him in a position to direct you to the unemployment line.

By all means point out that it's of great inconvenience to yourself, but you'll attend. Might be that it'll be 100% useless, but approaching it with an open mind is certainly the best idea here.
Last edited by MSE ForumTeam3; Today at 10:24 AM. Reason: Quoting deleted post

The idea which was deleted was to turn up to the meeting but not take pay. Leaving OP free to be as rude as he likes about the quality of the meeting.

The offensive word was wellies.

surreysaver

DandelionPatrol wrote: »

The idea which was deleted was to turn up to the meeting but not take pay. Leaving OP free to be as rude as he likes about the quality of the meeting.

The offensive word was wellies.

There are managers in this forum who obviously don't like their authority being challenged. If they were any good as managers, then their authority would not be challenged.

esuhl

I can't believe this is even a question! Turn up to a meeting on a Sunday when you aren't contracted to work that day?! No chance!

A good manager doesn't take the p*** and keeps the staff happy. Waste everyone's time and see how much that motivates people to work hard.

FBaby

Like I have already stated why should I ruin my day off to come to some pointless meeting.

If he doesn't sack you at some point for not attending, he will do so on the basis that you are not grasping the importance of the meeting which might be essential to health and safety or the good running of the company.

Who cares any longer. Just don't go, end of, since you think you are totally in your moral right to prioritise drinking over it. We don't care much about the consequences, you'll be the one dealing with the aftermath, not us.

[Deleted User]

FBaby wrote: »

If he doesn't sack you at some point for not attending, he will do so on the basis that you are not grasping the importance of the meeting which might be essential to health and safety or the good running of the company.

Who cares any longer. Just don't go, end of, since you think you are totally in your moral right to prioritise drinking over it. We don't care much about the consequences, you'll be the one dealing with the aftermath, not us.

Of course, I've been working here 4.5 years but I'm suddenly going to be sacked for not going to a Sunday evening meeting on my day off. Hell it isn't even in my contract about meetings.

[Deleted User]

Deleted_User wrote: »

Apparently we are getting paid one hour wages for it but it won't cover the petrol to get there.

A reminder that this wasn't something that was hardly without remuneration.. being paid was and is something


I'll remember when I can't get to work next week because of being on the expensive priced travel shift wise or have to face the wroth of a lender I'll be sure to attempt to blame the boss who changed our payday and liabilities without a second thought and then told us to budget better! lets see how that goes down.

surreysaver

FBaby wrote: »

If he doesn't sack you at some point for not attending, he will do so on the basis that you are not grasping the importance of the meeting which might be essential to health and safety or the good running of the company.

If the meeting was important, it would have been held at a sensible and appropriate time.