Advice for a mate- Help!

No1newts · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:37

They always seem to ask me, but this time I'm stumped so a little ocuk help would be welcome

I don't know the full story as he rang me on his lunch pretty agitated. From what I gather;

he made some mistake at work in something he had never been trained in but then left to do anyway, it had to be finished for today but his mistake y'day meant it was unlikely to happen. His boss gave him a rollicking told him he had to be at work at 5am (1hr commute as well) until 9pm with a commute on top of that. He can rectify the problem but he's worked daft hours to get this done but feels hacked off getting blamed for sonething he was never trained in.

He wants to complain against his boss but it's a private company who don't recognise unions and he doesn't trust the higher ups, apparently others in rthe company have lost jobs for complaining. He doesn't want to lose his job but he feels pooped on (they are apparently a harsh bunch) does he have any form of recourse he can pursue externally to the company with regards to hours they are forcing him to work and the rubbish he is getting? I'm stumped if I'm honest.

Ta

monster_munch · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:38

What did the care police say?

vanandjuanunited · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:39

Man up and either say something or find another job

Morba · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:40

Why did he take the work on if he was not trained and did not want the come back should it go wrong?

Sp00n · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:42

Did he make out he knew what he was doing?

If so, he hasn't really got an argument.

else

Having a job that is getting you worked up and stressed out, plus the fact he's working stupid hours just isn't worth it, I would walk away and find something else.

Vonhelmet · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:46

He can raise a grievance... that should hurry the firing along.

Seriously now, he should quit and find a better job.

Badgi · 14 Jan 2011 at 13:58

No1newts said:
He wants to complain against his boss but it's a private company who don't recognise unions

Sorry what?

Whether a company want to ackowledge the existence of a workers union or not is really besides the point. It is the choice of the employee to join a union or not, not the companies. If an employee is a member of a union they are still entitled to use the full force of that union against the company.

It sounds rather daft for a company, be it small or large, to "not recognise" unions.