Disciplinary

[jayn09mart04]

Hi, I have had a written warning and it was unfair as the duty manager has lied about me and got me into trouble. I was wondering to take it to appeal but the problem is the senior managers just believe him. I am unfortunately not in a union. I am worried this is going to effect new jobs in the future. Please Help, I really don't know what to do

[ULA]

If you feel that the warming is unjust and you have strong, solid evidence to support your appeal then you may want to consider taking it to an appeal. If you do then make sure you do it within the timescales given in either the letter you received notifying you of the outcome of the disciplinary or in the company's disciplinary policy. I appreciate you feel that the appeal, however strong your case, may not succeed due to the environment, so only you can make the decision as to whether to proceed with this or not.

How long was the written warning to be on your file for? If it is only for a short period of time then you may just want to "ride it out".

In terms of the future if you decide to take up employment elsewhere if this is after the "expiry" of your written warning then there will be no need to worry as your current employer could not mention in any reference for a new employer. If you get a new job whilst the warning is still in force then it would really depend on the nature of the questions asked in a reference request from a new employer and also what information your current employer is prepared to give. Some employers are only prepared to give information such as job title and dates of employment.

Hope that helps but if you have any more questions just come back and ask.

[jayn09mart04]

Thank you for the advice, the problem is I did make the decion too late but hoping they will still give me a chance to appeal. It was 5 calendar days but I unfortunately thought it was 5 working days and it was a hard decision to make. I was I think 2 days at the most of the time limit. I am not sure how strong my case is because they just don't believe me as I am not a manager. There is no evidence to support his allegations so I am hoping this is my strong statement. The written warning is for 6 months and I feel if I stay there for that time I am worried they will get me into trouble again. I have been picked on and bullied by many managers but the senior managers just believe managers, hope that makes sense. This is the problem I have, they keep picking on me even now. I have never known what to do with this situation when managers just believe managers.

[ULA]

Have you already put in the appeal and explained that you thought it was working not calendar days? If so fingers crossed they will accept it.

It is not an easy situation when as you say managers will only believe managers and if there is bullying going on that does not leave you many options. Without the issues of the environment you are in I would suggest keeping a record of dates, times, which manager, what was the act of bullying for a week or two and then raise a grievance. Maybe something to thing about however, I think you may respond back that it would not make a difference and it would not be investigated properly.