Hi,
My partner is in the throws of a PIP. As far as I can make our they are being currently managed out of their position. The manager over my partner is changing the content of anything my partner writes or creates such as reports and claims they are errors. He (the manager) is claiming 'wrong spacing' on a report and calling it an grammar/spelling error however the manager himself is doing this in his work. Other areas that they are nit picking at her is for example if my partner writes 'it's a rainy day' her manager will put down 'it's a wet day' and is claiming this is an error. As a result her work is destroyed in so called 'errors'. If she includes attachments her manager says 'that should not be included'. When she does not include it in next piece of work the manager is claiming 'why did you not include x attachment'. When my partner refers to previous times when this was called an error the manager says 'all reports are different and require different inclusions etc.'
I am generally uneducated in the area of my partner's line of work however, I know when I see a spelling and grammar error and there are none there. My partner's work (spelling and grammar) is in line with her colleagues including the manager himself, however, he is claiming otherwise. Now if there are false and exaggerated claims being made in this area of her work it is clear its happening in all the other areas her manager is onto her about.
It is easy to change a person wording and call it an error? The issue here is what should we do? She has consulted with a employment law solicitor who has advised her to get out fast and change jobs. The solicitor also told us that it is really easy to get someone fired and really hard to prove. The union have asked her to submit a grievance but has advised that the ultimate outcome to a grievance will be the manager may be sent on bullying/staff management course and have asked my partner to consider her options carefully as they may end up working with the manager at the end of the grievance claim. We are not in a position for my partner to quit or accept a payout right now. She is applying for jobs etc but its a waiting game. What should we do next?
My partner is in the throws of a PIP. As far as I can make our they are being currently managed out of their position. The manager over my partner is changing the content of anything my partner writes or creates such as reports and claims they are errors. He (the manager) is claiming 'wrong spacing' on a report and calling it an grammar/spelling error however the manager himself is doing this in his work. Other areas that they are nit picking at her is for example if my partner writes 'it's a rainy day' her manager will put down 'it's a wet day' and is claiming this is an error. As a result her work is destroyed in so called 'errors'. If she includes attachments her manager says 'that should not be included'. When she does not include it in next piece of work the manager is claiming 'why did you not include x attachment'. When my partner refers to previous times when this was called an error the manager says 'all reports are different and require different inclusions etc.'
I am generally uneducated in the area of my partner's line of work however, I know when I see a spelling and grammar error and there are none there. My partner's work (spelling and grammar) is in line with her colleagues including the manager himself, however, he is claiming otherwise. Now if there are false and exaggerated claims being made in this area of her work it is clear its happening in all the other areas her manager is onto her about.
It is easy to change a person wording and call it an error? The issue here is what should we do? She has consulted with a employment law solicitor who has advised her to get out fast and change jobs. The solicitor also told us that it is really easy to get someone fired and really hard to prove. The union have asked her to submit a grievance but has advised that the ultimate outcome to a grievance will be the manager may be sent on bullying/staff management course and have asked my partner to consider her options carefully as they may end up working with the manager at the end of the grievance claim. We are not in a position for my partner to quit or accept a payout right now. She is applying for jobs etc but its a waiting game. What should we do next?
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