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I have a recruitment company at work, taking advantage of the government funding for "modern apprenticeships". They wanted to video me, and everyone else, doing my job in the morning. I refused this stating that I suffer Bi Polar Affective Disorder, and that for the past ten years I have self managed without the side effects of medication.
I learned to avoid the stress triggers which leave me feeling acutely anxious, and felt this unnecessary intrusion (filming me) would leave me feeling stressed and anxious, not a condition for a professional van driver to be hitting the motorways in the morning with.
They ignored my pleas for months and told me:-
1) I have to do it as my boss is paying half the bill.
This is a clear lie as the taxpayer is picking up 100% of the tab.
2) They told me I have to do it as my boss will get a cheaper block discount from his trade policy insurance.
This is an even bigger lie.
3) They told me I would get cheaper personal car insurance.
This is yet an even bigger lie.
Yesterday morning the assessor from this company arrived at my work unnanounced as usual, and I'm expected to down tools and go do this video work.
I told him that I had given him several months notice of my intention not to go through with this. He ignored my please, ignored my stressed out situation and we ended up having words.
He told me "oh stop getting your knickers in a twist FFS!"
He then stormed upstairs to complain to my boss and I went n my way out in my van.
At lunch break I telephoned the company's head office (the recruitment training company) and lodged a complaint, about them dismissing my views, and their persuasive coercion techniques, including the blatant lies and misrepresentation.
The Regional Manager called me and arranged to meet with me this morning. When I arrived at work, he was already in my boss's office with a printed transcript of what I had said over the telephone. My boss was reading this. I had not been asked at any point to sign that transcript as a true recollection of my complaint. I wasn't even given a chance to look at it, never mind offered a copy.
Included in this transcript was confidential information about my Bi Polar condition, as explained to the recruitment company, in confidence, to offer some reasoning for my anxiety about the course. I had up until then not told my boss that I had this condition, as it did not affect my work, and was my own business.
The Regional Manager guy spieled my boss and myself a pile of cow dung, and avoided addressing the particulars of my complaint.
He them, out of the blue, started speaking about my Bi Polar Disorder. At this point I stood up and told the guy that he was miles out of order, had breached Data Protection laws, and I stormed out of the meeting and went on my way for the day at work.
I then telephoned the owner of the recruitment company, who also insisted that we do get cheaper insurance, and cited his policy with the company Aviva. I telephoned Aviva and explained everything and they told me there was no such discount for this accreditation which is an NVQ Modern Apprenticeship in Freight Handling. Completely unconnected to driving and all centred around loading boxes safely for transporting. I also complained about the Data Protection breach from his Regional Manager. He scoffed at me and dismissed my claims stating that I had signed a form stating that they may disclose information about my training course to others, including my bosses. At no point did I sign anything about releasing medical records or the discussion of such.
I told the owner that he was an absolute cowboy outfit, with scant regard for a duty of care to the trainees, and even less regard for Data Protection laws.
I asked to be removed form the course.
What do we think folks? Are these people for real?
I learned to avoid the stress triggers which leave me feeling acutely anxious, and felt this unnecessary intrusion (filming me) would leave me feeling stressed and anxious, not a condition for a professional van driver to be hitting the motorways in the morning with.
They ignored my pleas for months and told me:-
1) I have to do it as my boss is paying half the bill.
This is a clear lie as the taxpayer is picking up 100% of the tab.
2) They told me I have to do it as my boss will get a cheaper block discount from his trade policy insurance.
This is an even bigger lie.
3) They told me I would get cheaper personal car insurance.
This is yet an even bigger lie.
Yesterday morning the assessor from this company arrived at my work unnanounced as usual, and I'm expected to down tools and go do this video work.
I told him that I had given him several months notice of my intention not to go through with this. He ignored my please, ignored my stressed out situation and we ended up having words.
He told me "oh stop getting your knickers in a twist FFS!"
He then stormed upstairs to complain to my boss and I went n my way out in my van.
At lunch break I telephoned the company's head office (the recruitment training company) and lodged a complaint, about them dismissing my views, and their persuasive coercion techniques, including the blatant lies and misrepresentation.
The Regional Manager called me and arranged to meet with me this morning. When I arrived at work, he was already in my boss's office with a printed transcript of what I had said over the telephone. My boss was reading this. I had not been asked at any point to sign that transcript as a true recollection of my complaint. I wasn't even given a chance to look at it, never mind offered a copy.
Included in this transcript was confidential information about my Bi Polar condition, as explained to the recruitment company, in confidence, to offer some reasoning for my anxiety about the course. I had up until then not told my boss that I had this condition, as it did not affect my work, and was my own business.
The Regional Manager guy spieled my boss and myself a pile of cow dung, and avoided addressing the particulars of my complaint.
He them, out of the blue, started speaking about my Bi Polar Disorder. At this point I stood up and told the guy that he was miles out of order, had breached Data Protection laws, and I stormed out of the meeting and went on my way for the day at work.
I then telephoned the owner of the recruitment company, who also insisted that we do get cheaper insurance, and cited his policy with the company Aviva. I telephoned Aviva and explained everything and they told me there was no such discount for this accreditation which is an NVQ Modern Apprenticeship in Freight Handling. Completely unconnected to driving and all centred around loading boxes safely for transporting. I also complained about the Data Protection breach from his Regional Manager. He scoffed at me and dismissed my claims stating that I had signed a form stating that they may disclose information about my training course to others, including my bosses. At no point did I sign anything about releasing medical records or the discussion of such.
I told the owner that he was an absolute cowboy outfit, with scant regard for a duty of care to the trainees, and even less regard for Data Protection laws.
I asked to be removed form the course.
What do we think folks? Are these people for real?
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