My daughter rang home in tears this evening. Her boss had called her in for a chat and the upshot is that, after two years of working for them, she has been told she has two choices - she can leave her job of her own volition with an extra month's pay or face a disciplinary, with a view to being sacked. My daughter hasn't done anything wrong, she has just been told that she was not achieving as well as everyone else. My daughter works for a small company in their software department, her bosses are not software people and have no clue when it comes to the issues involved when requesting software changes or new software implementation. They tend to employ new graduates, on a low salary and expect the sort of performance you would get from a consultant with several years experience, which they are not prepared to pay for. None of the staff are happy, but in the current climate it's not easy to just leave & find another job, so they put up with it.
😡 I'm just angry that her boss just thinks she can use my daughter's inexperience & relative naivety to 'dispose of her' (probably to replace her a cheaper, fresh graduate) because she can't produce or amend software from specifications that don't contain all the requirements.
Philosophically though, maybe this is a case of one door closing and hopefully a new one will open soon to something much better.
I wish I knew how your daughter can get the best out of this situation. But, it might be worth looking into redundancy rules and regulations - because I think that this is what she is being asked to do.
In my workplace you are entitled to one month of full pay for every year you have worked there.... unless... you agree to voluntary redundancy. If you agree to be made redundant then you get 50% of the above amount. My understanding is that you are on full pay until the outcome of the disciplinary hearing.
I hope things work out for your daughter. It's a rough time for this to be happening. But, yes, it may well open the door to something better.
Ava x
Meurighj
If your daughter has been there for two years she is protected by employment legislation. There is a procedure her employers must follow, otherwise they leave themselves open to being sued for wrongful dismissal. You know your daughter better than anyone else. If she can just grit her teeth and refuse to go while she gets legal advide - the CAB is a good place to start - she will then know where she stands.
Any settlement should include a glowing reference.
I have a judgement about her employers.
Fx
meurighj
Yes! it hurts when your child is hurt. It is only natural. Do whatever you need to safeguard her rights.
Your anger is rooted in the fear for your daughter's future. Best way is to sit with that anger without storyline and then you will see how energy shifts. You will see there is a bigger plan for the very best which will get activated if you have faith in that. One door shuts, ten open. In the long run both you and her will look back and perhaps one day muse "well it could not have worked out better"
What feels like disaster now is nothing but divine ripening your spirit, providence guiding you even if it leaves us shaken and sorry for ourselves. It happens to all. Divine works in mysterious ways.
Be with the feelings. Otherwise the mind keeps spinning stories that rip you of your own power.
I know you are about to feel hope.
If you search deep down you feel a big 'YES' arising let it arise. Once you say That even internally your vibration lifts.
Remember you are never alone in trying times. This too will pass.
Hi, Fiona is right your daughter has rights due to the length of service, ACAS are the people you need in this situation, if you put it in your internet search engine it will give you a nationwide telephone number, the company are taking the proverbial, it's far from fair and I don't feel they should be allowed to get away with it. On a brighter note it sounds like a very negative and rubbish place to work so maybe this is a blessing in disguise.
Love
Rebecca
Thank you all for your encouraging messages. I have told my daughter to write everything down to clarify things for herself, then when she goes into work on Monday tell her boss that she hasn't been given enough time to make a decision and that she wants to take the afternoon off to seek legal advice. Her boss had apparently contacted ACAS to determine if what she was proposing to say to my daughter was okay, so I'd be interested to know what advice they would give my daughter. I'm off to visit her tomorrow.
She should also ask the employer for the evidential trail (emails, evaluation of work, comparisons with other employees etc.) that has determined she is not "achieving". Under the freedom of information act, she has the right to ask for this and they are obliged to provide all relevant information (I think it's within 31 days if I recall) which should be dated, to show how the employers decision came about. If they can't provide sufficient dated evidence then she is likely to be able to claim unfair dismissal.
Definitely though, she should speak to CAB and her union (if she's in a union).
All Love and Reiki Hugs