Can we stop employees from having direct contact?

BorisThomson

marliepanda wrote: »

I think you're massively reading into this.

The STAFF may be asking for a discriminatory reason, but the manager is not. he is asking because it is annoying his staff.

really they need to block her though.

The employer has a duty to protect an employee from discrimination. In this case they have actively supported the workers that are discriminating against the female worker. They are vicariously liable.

BorisThomson

Are you now going to take proper legal advice OP?

undercoverirish

I have already put it in writing to her over email. I!!!8217;m going to have to speak to her about now and follow up I think, I can!!!8217;t let this fester over the weekend.

Her and one of the guys were getting on a bit too well for a while if you know what I mean? My best guess is that his wife has put her foot down and that is why he has brought it to me. Maybe he doesn!!!8217;t want to say that that!!!8217;s what happened.

undercoverirish

Just emailed the HR company now that put our policies together.

fairy_lights

undercoverirish wrote: »

Her and one of the guys were getting on a bit too well for a while if you know what I mean? My best guess is that his wife has put her foot down and that is why he has brought it to me.

Holy crap. So her male colleagues accepted her as a contact/friend whatever on social media, sent a few friendly messages, until one of her male co-workers wives got funny about it. And now she's been accused of inappropriate contact and a blanket ban on her communicating with her colleagues has been put in place? Sounds like a bit of a witch hunt.

BorisThomson

undercoverirish wrote: »

I have already put it in writing to her over email. I!!!8217;m going to have to speak to her about now and follow up I think, I can!!!8217;t let this fester over the weekend.

Her and one of the guys were getting on a bit too well for a while if you know what I mean? My best guess is that his wife has put her foot down and that is why he has brought it to me. Maybe he doesn!!!8217;t want to say that that!!!8217;s what happened.

In what was the man sanctioned for his part in this? You've taken punitive action against the woman because of a mutual relationship.

Please don't say anything more to any employee until you have advice. If that means leaving it until Monday, then so be it. Don't make it any worse.

suki1964

Surely this should never have become a management issue unless it was using works systems

Surely the person at fault here is the male colleague who shared his private social media address with her

undercoverirish

They!!!8217;re a great bunch of lads. Apparently the his wife does think there!!!8217;s something going on with the girl at work. I have walked into a domestic

fairy_lights

undercoverirish wrote: »

They're a great bunch of lads.

Messaging other women in a way that makes their wives uncomfortable and then blaming the woman? Yeah, great bunch of lads.

undercoverirish

They have work mobile phones but they!!!8217;re allowed to use them for personal use, it!!!8217;s an unlimited contract so we just cover the bill every month for each of them.