Who can accompany me?

mandingo

I am working for a very small company(3 people)doing sub contract work as a stone mason/bricklayer. I got involved in a dispute with another worker on the site(not a fellow employee) on Fri 23 Oct. My boss suspended me on Mon 26 Oct saying he will liaise with the"client"and provide a written response to me. To my horror I received a letter Sat31 Oct from my boss saying the Client has refused his request to allow me back on site and that a formal meeting has been arranged for Mon 2 Nov@ 8 am. I am not in a union and there is only one other employee in the company. Who can I take in to the meeting with me? I asked my boss if my dad could accompany me but this has been denied. I have not had chance to speak to any legal people as it is week end and feel like I am being pressured into attending this meeting without any preparation . I strongly suspect that my employment is to be terminated.I have worked there for 11 months

James

tomtontom

A colleague or a trade union rep.

Given the short time you've been employed you are aware they can dismiss you with little comeback?

mandingo

Do you mean work colleague?

tomtontom

mandingo wrote: »

Do you mean work colleague?

Yes, a work colleague.

andygb

tomtontom wrote: »

Yes, a work colleague.

I got involved in a dispute with another worker on the site(not a fellow employee)

It could be anyone from any of the other trades working on the site - construction, electricians, plumbers, surveyors, architects.
Very often they are drawn from various companies.
I think the OP is on a "sticky wicket" here, because if the client has asked that they are not allowed back on site, then the OP's boss is hardly going to go against that and jeopardise a contract.

sangie595

tomtontom wrote: »

Given the short time you've been employed you are aware they can dismiss you with little comeback?

This is correct. But for the sake of clarity (for others in similar situations) it should be noted that even with two years employment, a dismissal on the grounds that the client will not allow the person on the site would almost certainly be fair no matter how long the person had worked there - assuming a dismissal process was fairly conducted and no other employment was available, this would be grounds to dismiss.

mandingo

I am an employee

mandingo

The site manager told my boss that I was not allowed on site. The work on that site is now finished and we are due to move to another site with obviously a different site manager. I presumed,maybe naively, that I was suspended ie kept out of the way until we completed the job and then move on to the new site

mandingo

The formal meeting will have my boss, myself and a third party to take notes. This third party is the boss's next door neighbour and personal friend. Can I not have.a personal friend with me to take notes and offer support?

tomtontom

mandingo wrote: »

The site manager told my boss that I was not allowed on site. The work on that site is now finished and we are due to move to another site with obviously a different site manager. I presumed,maybe naively, that I was suspended ie kept out of the way until we completed the job and then move on to the new site

That may still happen - it depends on how replaceable you are, and how much your employer values their relationship with the existing site owner (is there a possibility of work at their sites in future).

tomtontom

mandingo wrote: »

The formal meeting will have my boss, myself and a third party to take notes. This third party is the boss's next door neighbour and personal friend. Can I not have.a personal friend with me to take notes and offer support?

Not unless your boss agrees to it. Some employers will allow a friend or family member, but this would be beyond what the law allows.