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I'm a contractor and have been working with a public sector body in Scotland for 10 months. I was asked to attend a meeting yesterday with an HR advisor. I thought this was odd as I am a contractor and employed thru an agency. However, I attended and was alleged to have commit an act which I will explain later. I was asked to respond and I said it was unfounded. The advisor then asked for my staff ID and said I couldn't return to work until this has been investigated. I restated that this was unfounded. No matter. I was escorted off the premises. This was about 2:10pm.
I had left an email for both my managers to say I had been called away, and around 2:15pm one phoned to ask what was up. I explained and he exploded with anger - not to me, but at HR. After a short conversation, he rang off. I later learned that he had mentioned this to a colleague who immediately expressed her guilt. I understand that by approx. 2:30pm the guilty party had confessed to the act to the deputy director, and said I had nothing to do with it.
In the meantime, its the day later and I am sitting at home, with nothing in written about the allegations. I phoned the HR advisor at 9am and left a voicemail asking for a copy of the policy I was alleged to contravene, I gave her a deadline of 2pm today. That has since past with no correspondence.
Oh and the act I was accused off? Putting laxatives in my milk.
We have had incidents of items going missing out of the shared fridges at work. There was a discussion about contaminating milk to flush out the thief. A young colleague took it upon her self to put laxatives in her milk. I must have been overheard talking about it, and I was then shopped to HR as the guilty party.
I understand that the guilty party, a staff member, is still in post, whilst I am still suspended.
Basically, what can I do? I intend pursuing my loss of earnings, and potentially a defamatory fee. Anyone got any ideas. I'm in Scotland,
I'm a contractor and have been working with a public sector body in Scotland for 10 months. I was asked to attend a meeting yesterday with an HR advisor. I thought this was odd as I am a contractor and employed thru an agency. However, I attended and was alleged to have commit an act which I will explain later. I was asked to respond and I said it was unfounded. The advisor then asked for my staff ID and said I couldn't return to work until this has been investigated. I restated that this was unfounded. No matter. I was escorted off the premises. This was about 2:10pm.
I had left an email for both my managers to say I had been called away, and around 2:15pm one phoned to ask what was up. I explained and he exploded with anger - not to me, but at HR. After a short conversation, he rang off. I later learned that he had mentioned this to a colleague who immediately expressed her guilt. I understand that by approx. 2:30pm the guilty party had confessed to the act to the deputy director, and said I had nothing to do with it.
In the meantime, its the day later and I am sitting at home, with nothing in written about the allegations. I phoned the HR advisor at 9am and left a voicemail asking for a copy of the policy I was alleged to contravene, I gave her a deadline of 2pm today. That has since past with no correspondence.
Oh and the act I was accused off? Putting laxatives in my milk.
We have had incidents of items going missing out of the shared fridges at work. There was a discussion about contaminating milk to flush out the thief. A young colleague took it upon her self to put laxatives in her milk. I must have been overheard talking about it, and I was then shopped to HR as the guilty party.
I understand that the guilty party, a staff member, is still in post, whilst I am still suspended.
Basically, what can I do? I intend pursuing my loss of earnings, and potentially a defamatory fee. Anyone got any ideas. I'm in Scotland,
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