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    Good Evening

    I hope. You can help. I have worked with my employer for over 9 years and have an exemplary record and in this time have never been off ill. In 2016 I was made to reapply for my job which I did but this was a scary experience. In 2017 they decided to change my job role and being naive I didn't question this as I was too scared to loose my job again being a single parent. I requested a job description and never received one and all the promises I was made in this new job role have never been kept. Everytime someone leaves I get there extra workload or if someone is off sick and all I get is your admin get on with it.

    Fast forward a few weeks ago and a group of my colleagues were shown a PowerPoint of a restructure showing my post had been moved to another part of the company. I requested information about this from senior management and nobody knew anything. I went to the main man thinking it might have been a mistake but he was rude and said it wasent and we would discuss it later. A week later this was shown to the rest of the staff and still I was told nothing. Finally I was sent an e-mail asking me for a meeting nothing saying what type of meeting or the reason why. I entered the meeting and two senior male managers were sat there and told me I was being moved. I asked if my job was being made redundant and they said no we're moving you and then we will employ someone in your job role but you will have to train them first. This job is not a promotion. They told me I could keep my salary if I moved over so I asked for a job description and they said I couldn't have it for that job as I am paid a higher rate so would have to adapt it. I asked if I had done something wrong as I seemed to get moved around if something needs fixing and they agreed this was the case and that I was a product of my own success and I had done nothing wrong they just wanted my skill set elsewhere. I said I am concerned by this as when they changed my job role I was promised a job description and never given one and then they just kept pilling work on me and I know what will happen the work load I have now no one wants to do and that will just get added. They promised this was not the case and they would get a job description to me this meeting was just a discussion and thanked me for my honesty. I explained I would have to seek advice from my union and the mood in the office changed and I was told well if that is the route you want to go. Others have had meetings and they are just moving offices and we're quite open to tell me about their meetings. I was very upset and consoled by a member of staff in my office. I never slagged off the management or spoke about anyone else just how I was feeling, not understanding what I had done wrong and at a lost.

    A week later I get my new job description and as I thought it had both job roles on it. A day later Suspended due to talking about my meeting with colleagues and questioning the motivation of the leadership team for moving me and trying to find out information from colleagues about their confidential meetings???? I had an hour to find someone to go in a meeting with me and I have been ill ever since.

    I was told I couldn't talk to anyone but as I was about to leave the car park my colleague rang me about keys to the safe and I just could not stop crying and I told her I was suspended and the basics no indepth details and that I don't know what to do what I can say who I can talk to and I was having a full on panic attack she said she wouldn't tell anyone I had spoken to her calmed me down and got me calm so I could leave. I have not spoken to her or anyone else since I left the premises. Now they are trying to say I have spoken to someone about my case and told them to be dishonest and not to tell anyone and this was not true she helped me when I needed it. I am also very aware that others prior to me have been in similar situations and although I would like to think my colleagues would be honest, I am aware of management tactics and this will put them in situations where they would not want to be out of a job.

    I am currently struggling to eat or sleep and on top of that my son is awaiting an autism test so this doubles the pressures of being a single mum. My union rep is on the case and has said they have not done a business case for the last restructure of my job let alone this new restructure but this means nothing to me.

    My interview is being conducted by an outside HR company that they pay for so I feel they are going to want the best outcome for the company so they get there continued business.

    As I started to settle and actually get out of bed another letter arrived with an accusation I used foul language in front of a colleague and I refused to do a job given to me by a senior manager and these will also be added. I am not a foul mouthed person and I certainly would not swear at a colleague but I can't honestly say I have not sworn at some point and as for the job she didn't have the information for me to do the job so I said I couldn't do it and she said she would come back to me but didn't. I even chased her for the information but this was all done verbally and she is new to management and is trying to please, she also dosent like the fact I have to show her had to do some of her job.

    I really don't know what is going on.

    Help

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  • #2
    Hi User123

    Firstly chin up, try not to worry, things always look worse then they actually are. Distract yourself with positive thoughts, do stuff you enjoy.

    How has your company coped with the 'Pandemic'? could this be the company reacting to the Pandemic, you talk of 'people leaving, their work being passed to you'. Do you think they are doing this because they don't want to make you redundant and this is the other approach? Have you raised a informal / formal grievance?

    https://www.acas.org.uk/grievance-pr...e-step-by-step

    It's good that the Union (they need to be watched from experience) is involved, this might be a good time to raise a formal grievance, write down all the issues you have with the company. Also the management are 'stupid', if they think that employees don't speak to each other about things they've been told not to speak about.

    I take it you've been suspended with full pay.

    More advice will follow.

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    • #3
      Thank you for your response. I was genuinely in such a state when I left that if it wasent for my colleague I would never of got home. Although I divulged some information I didn't go into detail and I certainly didn't ask them to lie. The company seem to make out I can be dismissed for this alone which scares me as I genuinely was not in the right state of mind for anything. Since then I have spoke to no-one and I'm isolated as too scared to speak to anyone. I find myself walking round the house replaying every conversation I ever had.

      I work with children so the bonus is they have not brought up any safeguarding (which there isn't) as they know I go above and beyond for the children, parents and staff and was even made to work throughout the whole of the second log down even though union advised this was wrong I chose to be there for the most vulnerable even though others had reduced contact time.

      As for coping with the pandemic everything seems to be back to as normal as it can be and unsure why they are not replacing people that do the work but management posts seem to be appearing. The new job description is two jobs put together but no increase in pay and yet they said they are employing someone else to do my current job. So why am I taking my roles with me to the new position??

      After I went to my union to ask advice on this new job role management seem to go into lockdown no eye contact and lots of whispering with staff or secret meetings. I was told I'm a product of my own success and good at my job then a week later these allegations appear all to do with the meeting I had etc. Nothing previous. It just felt like they were try to get in first before my union got involved and at no point was I told my meeting was confidential. It involved no-one else but me and has no effect on other staff members.

      As for grievance I have been naive in this as always try to do my best and not want to rock the boat and genuinely believed as an employer they would not want to cause me any distress but I was wrong. When I have questioned things recently and asked if I am taking on another job then can I pass something over to someone else I just get but it won't get done properly. I now know this was a cop out as someone has got to be doing my job right now as it is work that can't be left. I have e-mails telling me I'm diligent, brilliant job etc but nothing telling off or advising me of any conduct issues.

      Just lost for words.

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      • #4
        Oh and yes full pay x

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