Help on what would you do
- Thread starter chaparral
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worked there for 8 years...
Told the boss I don't feel my car is safe and worried that this bloke may try to damage it if anything happens about him smashing my phone.
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I'd focus on the conduct of your colleague, and a byproduct of his bad behaviour is the fact your phone got smashed when he threw your bag.
If you raise a grievance and your company documents him admitting to throwing your bag then the onus will be on him to pay you for a new phone and your company should look at getting him to cough up as part of the resolution to your complaint.
At the very least it might get him sacked and you'll just have to pay for a new phone.
If you raise a grievance and your company documents him admitting to throwing your bag then the onus will be on him to pay you for a new phone and your company should look at getting him to cough up as part of the resolution to your complaint.
At the very least it might get him sacked and you'll just have to pay for a new phone.
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Yup. Add in damaging another employee’s private property to seal the deal.
Dating his is probably a bad idea given the circumstances.
As an (new) employer, if you've worked there for 8 years, and have a pretty good record with the company, and i had to choose over a new employee with no track record, i know which employee i'd be choosing, for a start, you have legal rights whereas he doesn't, your employer has to take you seriously otherwise face penalties if putting you in a situation that you're not comfortable with, which would force you to have no choice but to 'leave', this would be constructive dismissal. At the very least, the new employee should be on garden leave whilst the matter is investigated. I'm happy to be corrected on this though as i'm still learning employment laws myself.
If you own a Samsung and don't have insurance then you're a silly sasuage.
Screens on Sammy's cost a fortune, I've only just done one for a customer, note 8, £225 it's costing him.
iPhones on the other hand, can get cheap aftermarket screens for cheap, iPhone 8 screen is £65!
Screens on Sammy's cost a fortune, I've only just done one for a customer, note 8, £225 it's costing him.
iPhones on the other hand, can get cheap aftermarket screens for cheap, iPhone 8 screen is £65!
Maybe it slipped your mind that when your colleague picked up the bag in readiness to throw it, you warned him not to because it had your phone in it, but he deliberately hurled it anyway?
so he has admitted to your boss that he threw your bag.
Fundamentally this is harrassment (criminal offence) or intimidation (criminal offence), however as a one off incident you are unlikely to get anywhere other than the police issuing a caution. The bigger issue here is your employers, are they really satisfied to keep someone on who is willing to display this level of aggression? In any place I work it would be a disciplinary process with a formal notice or immediate termination. What sort of company do you work for?
Fundamentally this is harrassment (criminal offence) or intimidation (criminal offence), however as a one off incident you are unlikely to get anywhere other than the police issuing a caution. The bigger issue here is your employers, are they really satisfied to keep someone on who is willing to display this level of aggression? In any place I work it would be a disciplinary process with a formal notice or immediate termination. What sort of company do you work for?
You need to raise a formal complaint ASAP, stating that he threw the bag (breaking £400 worth of personal items) and was very aggressive towards you. Did he also throw, potentially damaging company property?
Hes admitting throwing it, this should be noted down in a record of conversation / disciplinary meeting.
I'd be suspending him straight away.
Hes admitting throwing it, this should be noted down in a record of conversation / disciplinary meeting.
I'd be suspending him straight away.
Why should the OP have insurance to cover against Grade A helmets smashing his stuff? I don't have insurance because I tend to be quite careful with my kit.
I can understand where there coming from as they could see I was still far from happy about this incident when I went to see them morning..
And they don't what me and this other guy to have another argument in the work place or one of us or both of us would most likely end up getting dismissed which is fully understandable ...
<jesus some mental replies in this thread rofl>
Document everything that happened, and start a formal grievance procedure - make the request in writing to HR, there's a general code they should follow. Also check your employee handbook, as there might be guidance in there on how to raise one - normally it's HR or your line manager.
Normally when someone raises a formal grievance, it should be dealt with pretty clinically, although I have no idea on your workplace or situation, I assume you have a contract and there's a HR department, chain of command and stuff?
The fact that they just want everyone to calm down and 'get along' isn't important, you've incurred losses to the tune of £400 through what sounds like criminal damage in the work place, hustle up claim get what you're owed - or initiate legal consequences.
(I'm assuming you've told the whole story of what happened, and there aren't any aggravating circumstances... like for example you threw something at him first, or you provoked him or something...?)
Document everything that happened, and start a formal grievance procedure - make the request in writing to HR, there's a general code they should follow. Also check your employee handbook, as there might be guidance in there on how to raise one - normally it's HR or your line manager.
Normally when someone raises a formal grievance, it should be dealt with pretty clinically, although I have no idea on your workplace or situation, I assume you have a contract and there's a HR department, chain of command and stuff?
The fact that they just want everyone to calm down and 'get along' isn't important, you've incurred losses to the tune of £400 through what sounds like criminal damage in the work place, hustle up claim get what you're owed - or initiate legal consequences.
(I'm assuming you've told the whole story of what happened, and there aren't any aggravating circumstances... like for example you threw something at him first, or you provoked him or something...?)
genuine lolllll
Not half.
I’d take him in my dinghy to the deepest part of Loch Rannoch and sink him 500 feet to the bottom. They would need a submarine to go that deep and there’s tons of silt at the bottom, so I’m told
Wouldn’t see him again in the inky black peaty water.
really? what about those that just assault people for fun (nutjobs usually). or those that assault, or try to assault, people while drunk and have no idea of their actions. or self defence? none of those would be for the purpose of obedience surely?
I agree with the rest though, never get physical with someone (and I don't mean intimately
) unless you are prepared for where that may end up. yea, most physical altercations will end once the fight/scuffle is over but occasionally you will cross paths with that nutjob, who even if you are physically capable of subduing them at that time will a go one step further at a possible later date and you need to be prepared to deal with that. my auld man once told me, never tell someone to **** off unless you are prepared to take your hands out of your pockets and make them (or at least attempt to) and never take your hands out of your pockets unless you are prepared for the full consequences.
no you wouldn't you silly sausage.
highly doubt it
no, it's full of fantasists.
one you missed out and should probably be top of the list is you end up with a smack in the mouth.