discipline in work

[SPOTTY]

HI any

[wales01man]

Re: discipline in work

Grovel admit to making a stupid mistake if you are admitting it not much defence there?

[des8]

Re: discipline in work

If you're on an hours break, and away from the work place, is that classed as drinking during working hours?

When I was in "the City" it was almost required one drank at lunchtime. One firm I was with actually had a bar for employees, together with a restaurant, on the lower ground floor, right next to the directors' dining rooms.

[SPOTTY]

Re: discipline in work

Cheers Des but its the original misleading answer that worries me

[des8]

Re: discipline in work

So you told him a fib, but what right did he have to question you about what you do in your private life, in your own time away from work. If you had been knocking off his wife & he had questioned you about it, would you then be on a disciplinary for denying it?
I assume your not in an occupation which requires you to abstain from alcohol for a number of hours before working eg airline pilot or train driver, so what concern is it of your employer if it doesn't affect your work?

Others with more knowledge about current working practices will surely be along with other advice, but I'd be
aggressive about this intrusion into my private life.

[teaboy2]

Re: discipline in work

Can someone please fill me in here, so i can also post some advice?! - From what i can tell at the moment, since the OP edited out his/her original post. Is that they went for a drink during their lunch hour. That alone is not an sackable or disciplinary offense, so long as you didn't return from work under the influence i.e. tipsy/drunk and so long as your not required by the specifics of your work to not touch any alcohol within a certain amount of time prior to work.

[des8]

Re: discipline in work

Hi Teaboy,
From memory (o'night sleep wipes brain clean) OP works nights.
Colleague taken ill, so in his hour break op took him home in company car.
On way back to work he stopped in hostelry for a swift one!
Continues to work, stopped for speeding, clear breath test, 3 points
Some one tells manager who questions OP.
OP denies drinking
Now facing disciplinary (gross misconduct!) for lying.
As post has now been edited out I assume probably a nonsense posting as it never really made sense.
Hence my light hearted approach