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It Appears I'm Being Fired - Please help...
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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 566608" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p><span style="color: blue">I disagree as pointed out in my previous post but I'm willing to consider opposing points supported by legal or contractual language. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">In the meantime it appears the investigative interview was to the employees benifit since he was not discharged on the spot. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Realistically the interviewers thought it odd that this guy would be driving around for five months on a suspended license. They interviewed him and recieved a credible explanation. At that point rather then discharge him they allowed him sufficent time to address the issue and provide supporting documentation that supported his explanation. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">If the steward had tried to strong arm this interview its possible the guy would have been discharged on the spot for driving on a suspended license at which point the union would have had to fight to get him reinstated. Since he did in fact drive on a suspended license for five months its possible the union may have had to settle for a time served settlement to get him reinstated. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I have personally seen stewards try to coach employees into specific types of explanations which then collapsed under investigative scrutiny. If the steward is a wily old pro like Danny then it might work well for him to provide private counsel. If its someone not as experienced then the private coaching could end up backfiring. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Thus my point without knowing more about the case that the proceedings as they involved may actually have evolved with the most favorable outcome possible. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 566608, member: 1912"] [COLOR=blue]I disagree as pointed out in my previous post but I'm willing to consider opposing points supported by legal or contractual language. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]In the meantime it appears the investigative interview was to the employees benifit since he was not discharged on the spot. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Realistically the interviewers thought it odd that this guy would be driving around for five months on a suspended license. They interviewed him and recieved a credible explanation. At that point rather then discharge him they allowed him sufficent time to address the issue and provide supporting documentation that supported his explanation. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]If the steward had tried to strong arm this interview its possible the guy would have been discharged on the spot for driving on a suspended license at which point the union would have had to fight to get him reinstated. Since he did in fact drive on a suspended license for five months its possible the union may have had to settle for a time served settlement to get him reinstated. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]I have personally seen stewards try to coach employees into specific types of explanations which then collapsed under investigative scrutiny. If the steward is a wily old pro like Danny then it might work well for him to provide private counsel. If its someone not as experienced then the private coaching could end up backfiring. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Thus my point without knowing more about the case that the proceedings as they involved may actually have evolved with the most favorable outcome possible. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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