What Legal Steps (If any) can you take against the Company you work for? ?

Question

My Boss is impossible to work for. She has a large file of complaints against her in HR most of my team have left their jobs because of her and people refuse to work for her because of her attitude so i miss out on a happy team environment and suffer because of this. The company refuses to do anything because of some reason...maybe she has a massive payout if they get rid of her.

What legal route can i take to get compensation for this as i feel i have to leave my job!

Answer 1

You need to write a list of why you feel she is impossible to work for and go and see HR. If her attitude is wrong you will need to give them examples of why you feel it is wrong, and how it is making you feel which over a period of time is having a detrimental affect on you and your ability to do your job well.

You have to be factual and give examples with the ability to provide a witness if possible.

If she has previous complaints against her yours will be another and eventually the company will have to do something.

They may have already issued her with warnings verbal and written which you will never know about, just because she is still there doesn't mean that the employer has done nothing.

if you want to go down the route and claim for constructive dismissal you will need to show that you have given your employer every opportunity to put right your complaint, by following its grevance procedure and that they the employer have done nothing at all leaving you with no alternative than to hand in your notice.

Remember this has to be about you and no one else, those that have left before have nothing to do with your complaint.

Answer 2

Are you a member of a trades union? If yes, see your rep. If no, it's very hard to bring a claim for constructive dismissal, unless it's obvious. For instance, if your boss told you to do do something you know is illegal and you refuse and are dismissed, that would be obvious constructive dismissal.

As the first person to answer said, keep a dossier of all the things your boss asks you to do that you see as wrong, discriminating, bullying or intimidating. Keep notes of where her comments are unreasonable.

If you can, try and establish grounds for unfair dismissal other than constructive dismissal. If there's any element of discrimination, that is usually easier to prove. UK law protects you against discrimination on the grounds of race, s*x, sexuality, age and disability.  

Answer 3

Keep a log of all the specific incidents and if you leave you could perhaps claim constructive dismissal. But it'd have to be a lot of very unacceptable situations that you record, you can't claim constructive dismissal just because you don't like your boss and the atmosphere is unpleasant. You'll have to have very specific reasons for claiming constructive dismissal. Keep in mind that she may not be pleasant to get on with but she does a brilliant job for the company. It's great when everyone gets on but working for a company is not a popularity contest.

Answer 4

Other answers are useful, but it really depends on how long you have worked there. If less than a year, you have fewer rights.

Answer 5

if possible, try to use the companies dispute process, then try to file a case in small claims for constructive termination.

Answer 6

keep lots of notes about any incidents, make sure you dont give them any reasons to get any dirt on you, and then get some witnesses to back up what you are saying. If that doenst work, get some p**n on her computer....