I just got a written warning....need advice

[old lad]

It's non of my business, or anyone else's for that matter, but without going into any unnecessary detail how serious is this?

Are we talking a slap on the wrist and don't do again?

Or are there further proceedings to go through when you return to work? I find it amazing that you have been sent a written warning through the post with no prior consultation.

[Jack]

They Do NOT have to give verbal before written, but it is normally done that way. Normally, you have a disciplinary hearing before one is issued to discuss why your recieving it and how not to get into further trouble.

I was at Sainsburys working in a cafe, I received a final written straight away(after a hearing) and moved to a different department due to being caught throwing knifes at potatoes(I was 16). I went to the union and they said o was clearly in the wrong and was lucky with a final. Not dismiss. How ever a hearing with a note taker is normally held before hand.

[Skyhorse]

A lot depends on your employment status: are you contractually employed by the company or employed through an agency? As an agency worker you had virtually no rights until a few days ago when a European Union ruling was held to be law in this country: essentially this now means that agency workers employed for 12 weeks have the same rights as regular company employees. At the T**co warehouse where I work (as agency..) a load of agency workers were terminated BY TEXT on Xmas Eve just to prevent them being employed continously for the necessary 12 weeks.Go to a Citizens Advice Bureau and get some professional advice mate: its a complicated matter.

[airgunner87]

sorry I have not been on for a bit, I got the warning for not doing my minimum amount of shifts per week for 2 weeks. But I have no problem with the warning itself but with the way it was given to me without any notice or chance to explain why I was not able to do the set number of shifts. It just landed on the mat with my pay slip!

[airgunner87]

I am employed by an agency on and ongoing contract iv been there 6 months.

[Andy006]

I am employed by an agency on and ongoing contract iv been there 6 months.

You will not have the same rights as an employee on a full time basis. Sorry. But the agency won't even back you up. You don't have a leg to stand on.

[old lad]

I have no problem with the warning itself but with the way it was given to me without any notice or chance to explain why I was not able to do the set number of shifts. It just landed on the mat with my pay slip!

Ah, that'll be some back office jobsworth just following orders. Typical concentration camp guard material.

[andyhawkx3]

You will not have the same rights as an employee on a full time basis. Sorry. But the agency won't even back you up. You don't have a leg to stand on.

Tory's are talking about changing the law, so as all contract/agency workers come under same employment laws as none agency workers .. you can bet there's a catch in it somewhere

[CharlieFarlie]

A shall We say normal verbal warning can be stepped up to a written warning depending on the severity of the case.. In this case it looks like the OP has been missing shifts ??