I think we could deduce that her boss was a clown by the fact the words works for local authority were used

Just looked up my companys for an example







The RRTWI is fairly common these days and a good way to cover both parties in a semi-informal way, a good chance to discuss any problmes, but is not disciplinary.



The File Note is similar, but more formal, but still not disciplinary.



Trigger point 3 is and thats for 4 absences, but thats only if theres no great reason. If there is good reason then its referred to our Occ Health advisors etc

As opposed to, say, the bloke who runs Iceland?

... is very much. You're assuming, for instance, that the boss did not decide to make the call off his own bat.



You don't know that. Neither do I. He might have been told to do it. He might not have. But you're making an assumption.

Any of that SHOULD be done when someone returns to work or be dealt with by HR, the manager here has over stepped his authority.

Lets have a think about this



I know where you work, you know what I do, we both know what ROBINSON does.......



waste of time anyone?

I'd say lettings are a bit quiet and the girls in the office are having none of his "shenanigans" after the whole Rennard thing...

Hope you get things sorted.

Whats Malcolm Walker go to do with this ?

I've done more than my fair share of disciplinaries over the years and effectively handed out a few P45s as well within private industry (they all deserved it btw...).

However I'm struggling to think of how the proceeding events ended up with the line manager of an employee (who has a broken leg from a work place incident that also might well be her employer's fault) rings up to tell said employee that she is getting a formal warning for what is clearly an unreturnable injury.



Even with the flag for number of days absent there is no plausible scenario (that I can think of) that would even remotely allow this to happen given the facts (on the face of what Rover49 has stated)

Firstly don't worry, she has done nothing wrong and is not in any trouble whatsoever, it clearly looks like mismangement and the line manager is a plank for not questioning such if he has had an instruction to ring with a formal warning.

If you can remember take a note of the time of the call and write down who said what to the recipient at your end.

Wait to see what if anything comes through the post, in the meantime contact your union representive and have an informal chat about the events as they happened and let them do the work to find out why someone is ringing you up threatening your wife with a formal written warning.

Hopefully will hit the fan and profuse apologies to follow (choccies and flowers wouldn't go amiss)

If you get no joy from the union (unlikely) contact ACAS and/or Unison direct at head office, I think that is the union involved for the local authorities..

good luck and get well for t'other half..

any news rover49?

Union now taking it up, the local full time official was astounded at the call and is to investigate. Apparently, they can give formal warnings after 35 days (even if its an accident at work), but he said procedures have not been followed and the call, initially about her wellbeing should not have introduced any hint of disciplinary measures.



He also said that even though they can formally warn, in the case of an accident at work it is highly unlikely to end in losing her job and is a formality they have to follow, which he didn't explain, leaving my beloved in a state of worry.



I concur with your description.