Elle-Kay
02-08-12, 11:23
I've mentioned this before in a couple of other posts, but the time is nearly here for my grievance meeting at work, and I'm starting to feel really quite anxious about it :(
The short version of the story is that I went off sick in early June with what the Dr diagnosed as Affective Disorder due to workplace stresses, and though my company paid me statutory sick pay they haven't paid me the company sick pay my contract says I'm entitled to (and which I've always been paid for the odd day of sickness in the past). I've asked why this is repeatedly, and they've just quoted the "at the company's discretion" clause from the contract, but won't tell me on what basis the discretion has actually been exercised (which I've been told by a specialist I'm entitled to know, to ensure that the reason is fair and non-discriminatory), so I've had to raise it as a formal grievance with them. I've since left the company (my notice period ended a couple of weeks ago), so this is all going on even though I'm no longer employed by them.
I was asked to come to a grievance meeting with less than 24 hours notice 3 weeks ago (they have shown no consideration for my being unwell with stress at all), but I didn't have time to arrange a representative to accompany me, so I asked to reschedule for early the following week. That was 3 weeks ago though and tomorrow is the first date they said they could make, so tomorrow it is.
I've prepared notes to counter the arguments I've anticipated that they'll make, and I have print-outs from the Internet to back up some of my points, but because they haven't been prepared to give me any reason beyond this "at our discretion" thing so far I feel in the dark and unprepared, which I hate :(
I just think I'm going to go along tomorrow morning and be so anxious that I'll end up letting them walk all over me and come out feeling really bad about myself (because I'm sure they're going to make personal attacks, as this is how they acted in a previous meeting about a separate issue before, which was the start of my stress building). All I want is to be rid of them so I can put it all behind me and move on, but knowing them as I do I really, really don't think that's going to happen after tomorrow's meeting and it'll be dragged on even further, so I still won't be able to put it behind me and relax :weep:
The short version of the story is that I went off sick in early June with what the Dr diagnosed as Affective Disorder due to workplace stresses, and though my company paid me statutory sick pay they haven't paid me the company sick pay my contract says I'm entitled to (and which I've always been paid for the odd day of sickness in the past). I've asked why this is repeatedly, and they've just quoted the "at the company's discretion" clause from the contract, but won't tell me on what basis the discretion has actually been exercised (which I've been told by a specialist I'm entitled to know, to ensure that the reason is fair and non-discriminatory), so I've had to raise it as a formal grievance with them. I've since left the company (my notice period ended a couple of weeks ago), so this is all going on even though I'm no longer employed by them.
I was asked to come to a grievance meeting with less than 24 hours notice 3 weeks ago (they have shown no consideration for my being unwell with stress at all), but I didn't have time to arrange a representative to accompany me, so I asked to reschedule for early the following week. That was 3 weeks ago though and tomorrow is the first date they said they could make, so tomorrow it is.
I've prepared notes to counter the arguments I've anticipated that they'll make, and I have print-outs from the Internet to back up some of my points, but because they haven't been prepared to give me any reason beyond this "at our discretion" thing so far I feel in the dark and unprepared, which I hate :(
I just think I'm going to go along tomorrow morning and be so anxious that I'll end up letting them walk all over me and come out feeling really bad about myself (because I'm sure they're going to make personal attacks, as this is how they acted in a previous meeting about a separate issue before, which was the start of my stress building). All I want is to be rid of them so I can put it all behind me and move on, but knowing them as I do I really, really don't think that's going to happen after tomorrow's meeting and it'll be dragged on even further, so I still won't be able to put it behind me and relax :weep: