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Originally Posted by lostandconfused
hi all,
just wondering if anyone could help as i dont really have a clue.
basically someone in work has been told they are going to have an investigation but it hasnt happened and he is a bit worried about it. he's nominated me as a witness to any meetings
in his orginal letter it said something about misapropration of company money, cant remember exactly it was a while ago he let me read it.
basically he cashed up his till at the end of the night, it was checked by a manger and he sealed it, logged the seal number and locked it in the safe. the next day the seal was off and money was missing from the bag.
he was told he would have an investigation meeting before it would go to a disciplinary but it has never happened, when chased up he has been told it is in the post and given loads of excuses.
is there some sort of cut off period where it has to be dealt with. he's worried about forgetting about it (like the general manager seems to have done) and then it being brought up at some future date.
i always thought it had to be dealt with and a definative outcome come by a certain time but dont know if this is true or the timescales involved
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Be very careful is all I would say.
About 18 months ago in my last place of work, I was asked to represent someone at a disciplinary hearing. The meeting was conducted with 2 company directors and the HR manager, the guy in question had filled me in all the details before the meeting. (Or so I thought)
I sat in the meeting hearing it all unfold, he was making excuses for the reasons of booking overtime on days he wasn't even at work, booking overtime when he was off sick, being off sick and claiming on his timesheet he was in work etc. Claiming money for a college course that he never paid for and never attended. The amount that he had fiddled ran into a few thousand pounds.
I felt like an idiot, after the meeting I went to one of the directors and told him how I felt. The HR manager was also there and they both sympathised with my situation, after I explained I had a completely different story.
After the disciplinary the guy seemed to stay out of my way, then I heard him going around telling people he was going to take the company to court because they told him in the meeting they would be meeting with him in a weeks time to come to a conclusion. I knew that no such claim was made, and I got a call from the HR and directors again who asked me if I agreed they had said words to this affect.
fortunately for me, they knew my stance on the matter. I had told them I would of refused to come and represent the guy if I had been told the full story. The end result as it usually is, the guy is still working for the company. That's because companies seem so damn scared of going to a tribunal and losing these days, so even if they have cast iron evidence they will let the person off even if they have followed all the procedures etc.
Steer well clear unless you think the guy really innocent and is being treated unfairly.