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My employer sent around secondary employment declaration form for everyone to fill out in March 2018. As I did not have a secondary employment, I completed the document with Not Applicable and sent it back
In June 2018, I was asked to complete the form again, this time it was sent by the internal auditor as he felt that my initial form was filled out incorrectly. He advised me to check companies house record.
I checked on companies house website and that is when I realised I was an active director of my fathers restaurant business. I asked my dad and he said that it was meant to have been changed to my younger brothers name in 2017 as he was now eligible. Back in 2011 my father made me company director of his restaurant as all my siblings were underage at the time.
I completed the declaration form in June 2018 and sent it back to the internal auditor
One week later, I was called into disciplinary hearing under stage 3
I explained the allegations raised, of how it was a misunderstanding and that no one explained it to me. I was honest and explained that it was an unwitting human error
My employer got back to me after one week issuing me with a final warning.
Condition of the warning was to cease all involvement with XYZ LTD.
Since it was not a dismissal, I did not appeal as I thought I would've satisfied their requirements by relinquishing my directorship rather than entering into a protracted argument with them and to maintain a healthy employer/employee relationship
I got my father to change the directorship within a matter of days and I provided the evidence to my employer that I am no longer a company director.
My employer then writes back to me (after the 5 day appeal had passed) saying that they also require me to cease my work for XYZ LTD
I felt very betrayed and feel as if though they are setting me up to fail to get rid of me.
I do not work for my father. I would only be at the restaurant to either pickup food or assist my father with his business during my personal time only.
I met with my employer yesterday which was also the deadline date for me to agree to their conditions
I requested clarification and was told that because I ‘misled’ them initially (incorrectly filled out declaration form) they have decided that my role was incompatible to be involved with my family business. The sanction is so extreme that I cannot even interpret a letter for my father.
I have worked for the organisation for over 13 years and have always been clear and transparent. Everybody in the organisation knows about my family business, they even had their Christmas dinner party there. My previous line manager knew that I help with my fathers restaurant and never had any issues with it.
I do not understand why this new management is taking such unreasonable approach
I have also learnt that another colleague of mine made the same mistake as me but never was issued with disciplinary.
I could understand if there were any conflict of interest, however there are correlation between to two businesses. I work for a community bank and my father owns a restaurant.
Since yesterday’s meeting with my employer, I started having anxiety attacks in the evening and contacted my doctor.
My GP has signed me off work for one week from today due to ‘stress at work’
Appreciate your thoughts and advice.
Jay
In June 2018, I was asked to complete the form again, this time it was sent by the internal auditor as he felt that my initial form was filled out incorrectly. He advised me to check companies house record.
I checked on companies house website and that is when I realised I was an active director of my fathers restaurant business. I asked my dad and he said that it was meant to have been changed to my younger brothers name in 2017 as he was now eligible. Back in 2011 my father made me company director of his restaurant as all my siblings were underage at the time.
I completed the declaration form in June 2018 and sent it back to the internal auditor
One week later, I was called into disciplinary hearing under stage 3
I explained the allegations raised, of how it was a misunderstanding and that no one explained it to me. I was honest and explained that it was an unwitting human error
My employer got back to me after one week issuing me with a final warning.
Condition of the warning was to cease all involvement with XYZ LTD.
Since it was not a dismissal, I did not appeal as I thought I would've satisfied their requirements by relinquishing my directorship rather than entering into a protracted argument with them and to maintain a healthy employer/employee relationship
I got my father to change the directorship within a matter of days and I provided the evidence to my employer that I am no longer a company director.
My employer then writes back to me (after the 5 day appeal had passed) saying that they also require me to cease my work for XYZ LTD
I felt very betrayed and feel as if though they are setting me up to fail to get rid of me.
I do not work for my father. I would only be at the restaurant to either pickup food or assist my father with his business during my personal time only.
I met with my employer yesterday which was also the deadline date for me to agree to their conditions
I requested clarification and was told that because I ‘misled’ them initially (incorrectly filled out declaration form) they have decided that my role was incompatible to be involved with my family business. The sanction is so extreme that I cannot even interpret a letter for my father.
I have worked for the organisation for over 13 years and have always been clear and transparent. Everybody in the organisation knows about my family business, they even had their Christmas dinner party there. My previous line manager knew that I help with my fathers restaurant and never had any issues with it.
I do not understand why this new management is taking such unreasonable approach
I have also learnt that another colleague of mine made the same mistake as me but never was issued with disciplinary.
I could understand if there were any conflict of interest, however there are correlation between to two businesses. I work for a community bank and my father owns a restaurant.
Since yesterday’s meeting with my employer, I started having anxiety attacks in the evening and contacted my doctor.
My GP has signed me off work for one week from today due to ‘stress at work’
Appreciate your thoughts and advice.
Jay
