Hello,
I am looking for some advice regarding a relative that is about to get sacked from his job. He is a qualified tradesman and has been in permanent employment with the company for 2 years.
Recently the company have been getting rid of people that have been on contract or still within their probationary period and there has been a general feeling amongst the workers that they company is on the lookout for excuses to sack other workers.
The issue with my relative is that in the recent weeks the company have told him that two pieces of work were not carried out correctly and that he was at fault. The issues were brought to his attention by his union rep who told him that he had met the management (company called in the union without his knowledge) and that they were not happy with him and wanted him out. After stating his case and arguing that he was not at fault with the work the union rep had more meetings with the management and eventually he was called to talk to the management himself. At this meeting the company tried to get him to accept the blame for the issues but he contended the issues were procedural rather than human error.
To cut a long story short, he is concerned at the way the union have been interacting with the company and how he was not disciplined (verbal or written) regarding these incidents and instead has been told that that the company had compiled a report and will hold a hearing on Friday that could determine his position within the company.
I am wondering what other people might think if this as it seems very strange to me that the company can move straight to the point of sacking someone without going through the correct procedures i.e. verbal/written warnings.
Any thoughts would be appreciated as he is only young and he feels that he does not have the support of the union and really feels hard done by to the point where he would be prepared to take to the courts if necessary.
Thanks.
I am looking for some advice regarding a relative that is about to get sacked from his job. He is a qualified tradesman and has been in permanent employment with the company for 2 years.
Recently the company have been getting rid of people that have been on contract or still within their probationary period and there has been a general feeling amongst the workers that they company is on the lookout for excuses to sack other workers.
The issue with my relative is that in the recent weeks the company have told him that two pieces of work were not carried out correctly and that he was at fault. The issues were brought to his attention by his union rep who told him that he had met the management (company called in the union without his knowledge) and that they were not happy with him and wanted him out. After stating his case and arguing that he was not at fault with the work the union rep had more meetings with the management and eventually he was called to talk to the management himself. At this meeting the company tried to get him to accept the blame for the issues but he contended the issues were procedural rather than human error.
To cut a long story short, he is concerned at the way the union have been interacting with the company and how he was not disciplined (verbal or written) regarding these incidents and instead has been told that that the company had compiled a report and will hold a hearing on Friday that could determine his position within the company.
I am wondering what other people might think if this as it seems very strange to me that the company can move straight to the point of sacking someone without going through the correct procedures i.e. verbal/written warnings.
Any thoughts would be appreciated as he is only young and he feels that he does not have the support of the union and really feels hard done by to the point where he would be prepared to take to the courts if necessary.
Thanks.