Can we stop employees from having direct contact?

undercoverirish

She!!!8217;s pretty fiesty. But that!!!8217;s why we hired her. Because the lads are like they are, it takes quite a strong female I think to break that down and fit in. And I don!!!8217;t mean that in a discriminatory way. But they!!!8217;re quite lively so it takes someone tough to stand up to that.

undercoverirish

And yes, I will get the proper advice before doing anything else and what I would like to do is apologise and rectify things for her as best I can.

suki1964

Well I hate to tell you this, but my mother in her dotage took on a shop and employed a manager who totally shafted her, and when mum finally wised up and started the awkward questions, the girl left, then claimed unfair dismissal and because employment laws are different here she got to tribunal and it cost my mum £000's

All because my mum didn't have a clue about employing people and employment law

If you are going to be the boss, make sure you know what you are doing , or pay professionals to do it for you

suki1964

undercoverirish wrote: »

She!!!8217;s pretty fiesty. But that!!!8217;s why we hired her. Because the lads are like they are, it takes quite a strong female I think to break that down and fit in. And I don!!!8217;t mean that in a discriminatory way. But they!!!8217;re quite lively so it takes someone tough to stand up to that.

What are you running there? A playground?

undercoverirish

We want an inclusive environment here, we genuinely do.

undercoverirish

Not a playground at all, but we want people to enjoy working for us. Work shouldn!!!8217;t be boring - it should be fun and people should be able to foster friendships. I really don!!!8217;t know why I was quick to act now on the information I was given

fairy_lights

undercoverirish wrote: »

She's pretty fiesty. But thats why we hired her. Because the lads are like they are, it takes quite a strong female I think to break that down and fit in. And I don't mean that in a discriminatory way. But they're quite lively so it takes someone tough to stand up to that.

Are you from the past? Have you literally strolled in to the 21st century straight out of a Benny Hill sketch? "Oooh, feisty one you are, you'll be able to tame the lads if you know what I mean *wink wink nudge nudge*"

elsien

Just to add that I think the OP is getting the message. Not sure it's necessary for people to carry on piling in and kick him when he's down.

undercoverirish

That!!!8217;s now how I meant it to come across. But they!!!8217;re not always PC about things and we did make that clear in the interview with her and she was fine about that.

suki1964

elsien wrote: »

Just to add that I think the OP is getting the message. Not sure it's necessary for people to carry on piling in and kick him when he's down.

I think you are right

Hopefully the OP will come back next week with an update

All the best OP, if all this is true, I really don't envy you at all