Work have pulled a fast one here.....

[patchouli]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Just one thing about the "just two of us in the meeting" bit.. don't you want a witness with you? I would....

[MrsD]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Watching this with interest - my money is on no-one even acknowledging your comments and suggestions. Did you get a delivery/read receipt?

If you ever wanted to slap a claim on them you are building a lovely case

Jane x

my thoughts also P1, not responding to emails that raise concerns is a beaut, just let them stagger on, he's hanging himself, am surprised that HR didn't acknowledge though, they usually act to limit the damage quite quickly, I might be tempted to ask for an acknowledgement there

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Watching this with interest - my money is on no-one even acknowledging your comments and suggestions. Did you get a delivery/read receipt?

If you ever wanted to slap a claim on them you are building a lovely case

Jane x

Thanks Jane....

No read receipt... not sure how to get one via Hotmal but it was copied to the HR person and as nothing's bounced back and they keep paying me, I'm assuming they've got the scanned copies of my sick certificates. I think someone's already had a word to be honest.... and told him not to put anything in writing. It took me several day to edit that email to perfection. Hopefully, he will have shat his pants....

I will leave it a few weeks and then request a meeting to discuss a phased return but I want it to be just the two of us in the meeting.... so will probably have to state that in case he decides to pull a fast one and arrange an ambush.

I'm not out for trouble; he/they should know me better than that but if he doesn't give me the job I applied for and make some overdue changes, he/they will get it.

[tastyjane]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Watching this with interest - my money is on no-one even acknowledging your comments and suggestions. Did you get a delivery/read receipt?

If you ever wanted to slap a claim on them you are building a lovely case

Jane x

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

No reply/acknowledgement to my email.... not that it was inviting one.

How mature....

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

OK.... thought I'd update this thread....

Having been signed off work now for some time since my operation, I've had time to think about what's gone on at work, how I feel about it and the best way forward. Reports are filtering through from colleagues re. some really cack decisions that management are still making and the knock-on effects that staff are experiencing because of this. Initially, I had no plans to return; not for long anyway.... but as time's gone by, I've become angry.... so have decided to stay and fight my corner.

With that in mind, I'm seeing my GP tomorrow for another certificate to send in, which I will scan across to the boss along with an email that outlines a few things I'm not happy about and which are causing work-based stress.... along with suggestions for change. He won't be happy about it but it's high time the tables were turned a bit, I think. I intend to copy another member of staff into the email; the main HR person at the parent Academy, to make sure that someone outside of where I work is clued up about what's going on and also because the boss contacts her for HR advice, as we seem to have no impartial HR setup where I'm based.

I did post the email up for feedback but have since changed my mind and removed it...

[IF]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

I swear I would haunt them anyway....

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

be careful citing stress /depression as it now affects your life policies (if you have any). So if you're signed off with stress it may be worth notifying any non-work insurer that has a life policy as they *could* use that against you and refuse any possible death benefit payable upon your death.

Sorry, don't mean to be morbid but I recall these complaints from reading stuff a wee while back

The only policy I have is an old endowment which matures in 5 years..... and death in service benefits linked to the job, so I doubt it applies.

I swear I would haunt them anyway....

[Never-In-Doubt]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

I hope you mean the GP's certificate states "workplace stress" loud and clear

be careful citing stress /depression as it now affects your life policies (if you have any). So if you're signed off with stress it may be worth notifying any non-work insurer that has a life policy as they *could* use that against you and refuse any possible death benefit payable upon your death.

Sorry, don't mean to be morbid but I recall these complaints from reading stuff a wee while back

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Am I right in thinking this is the second time your gp has stated work related stress? What would the best outcome be for you and your colleagues? Now is the time for them to start addressing the situation. Do you have a union rep to start negotiations with them?

Jane x

This is the second time I've stated it to the boss.... but the first time I've been signed off work with it, although it has been recorded twice by my GP. There is no union rep. where I work but to be honest, I think I'd be better off negotiating on my own; at least in the first instance. I'm now off for the foreseeable future because of my op. so if it happens again after I eventually go back, I'll bring the union in then. I was considering the union rep. position myself for a while but will leave it for the time being.

As for my colleague, she needs to decide whether to carry on brown-nosing or, decide to put her health first..... It's taken her the best part of a year to realise that certain people are only nice to her because she can be useful to them when they want to delegate stuff. I think she also sees me as a bit of a shit stirrer.... which I can be but only when there's good reason for it.

The other option would be to just look for another job. I sent off for details of something else recently, which is heaps more money and possibly out of my league but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Interviews won't be until January if I'm successful, so we'll see. I've started to wonder whether I'm cut out for teaching difficult kids these days when it's all about ticking boxes anyway.... He/they won't get rid of me until I make that decision though, so no worries....

[tastyjane]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Am I right in thinking this is the second time your gp has stated work related stress? What would the best outcome be for you and your colleagues? Now is the time for them to start addressing the situation. Do you have a union rep to start negotiations with them?

Jane x

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Too late for them to do much now I hope they have lots of pairs of kid gloves

jane x

Something needs to happen Jane. One of my colleagues is losing her hair because of the stress but isn't doing anything about it and is acting like a martyr at the moment....

The email I received from the boss this evening looked like an attempt at damage limitation; offering support, etc, etc.... but a tad too late unfortunately.

[tastyjane]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Too late for them to do much now I hope they have lots of pairs of kid gloves

jane x

[PriorityOne]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

I hope you mean the GP's certificate states "workplace stress" loud and clear

Oh yes! Indeed it does PlanB...

[PlanB]

Re: Work have pulled a fast one here.....

Have just had a very polite response back from my boss after emailing him earlier.... but he has copied a load of people into it, including the man at the very top of the tree (so to speak), so I'm assuming that's because of what the certificate states.

I hope you mean the GP's certificate states "workplace stress" loud and clear