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      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

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    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

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      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

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hi i was on here before but had to change name so i could not be idetified. so i will start at the begining. I have worked for a major supermarket for 13 years. i am an insulin dependant diabetic. on sunday 12th feb I went to work,I was not very well, I had a chest infection,and was givin strong antibiotics, any way they caused me to have a massive hypo. I was seen on camara selecting bits of shopping putting them in carrier bags and leaving the bag at pharmacy. left work early cos i felt rotten. whent to get shopping and it had gone.it had been moved to customers services, which is right by security. they handed me the shopping back which I had to sign for,and walked out.

 

went back to work on monday, and was called into office, and accused of stealing, my mind was a complete blank, cos the tablets were still affecting my diabetise. anyway meeting was ajourned, because it had to go to investigation, and I was suspended from work had diabetic clinic on wednesday who confirmed that i had a hypo but could not give me a letter because they did not give me tablets. so had to go doctors to get letter which i got. had investigation yesterday which lasted for 5 hours they looked at the doctors letter but they could not read his handwriteing, where i had to sign a form letting them access my medical records. I stated if I was having hypo I would not remember what I was doing, and if they was watching me, did it not occur to them that something was wrong, and why did they not send a manager over to me to see what was wrong, and if i had taken the shopping why did security not stop me at the door when I went out, instead of waiting for monday. I take a number of pills heart pills collestral pills. 2 stomach ulers pills. and metformin which is also for diabetise, and co-codamol for my arthritus. i again was suspended with pay till they could sort another date out for next week. any advice would be great thanks.

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It seems strange that you weren't asked to show a receipt when you collected your bags from customer services. I would expect that it would be standard policy for any employee to do so.

Have you asked why this didn't happen?

 

I suggest that you go back to your doctor, explain to him that your employer couldn't read his writing and ask him for a typed version of his letter.

 

Also, get in touch with your employer to ask if it's OK for you to contact the employees who were aware that you weren't feeling well on that day so that (while it's fresh in their minds) they can provide you with statements confirming this. Tell your employer that you need to gather these statements so that you can present them at any future investigation/disciplinary meeting.

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yes, i did ask why they did not ask to see receipt, and they would not answer me. also I went back to doctors and they have provided me with the letter transcribed, and it says these tablets will cause memory loss, and disturbance when mixed with the medication I am on. he also gave me a copy of my medical records, which he says is for my use only, and if my company want the letter transcribed and my medical records they will have to pay. I have also told them the names off the people that knew I was ill.

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OK. When your employer contacts you again, come back here and tell us what they say/write.

 

hi there

 

got letter through letter box last night at about 10.30 saying they are going to send this back to investigation, instead of disaplineary. the meeting is at 2.oclock monday. whats your thoughts on it being changed. thanks

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Sounds very much like you are on top of this situation by just stating the factual circumstances. If management continue with this I would suggest that you are in grievance territory. I suspect they will clear you. If they do then you have to agree with them a procedure for the future which would protect you from yourself in effect and engender trust that unintentional mishaps such as these are managed correctly and thus avoided.

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Their letter means that they want to ask you more questions before deciding whether to progress to a disciplinary hearing.

 

If you haven't got in touch with your doctor yet, I suggest that you do so Monday morning so that you can tell them at the meeting that you are waiting for your appointment to ask him to provide you with a typed version of his earlier letter.

 

At the meeting ask them again why you weren't required to show a receipt.

 

It might be a good idea for you to write a statement of what you can remember happening that day, including how ill, confused etc. you were feeling and who you think you told that you were feeling unwell and that you left work early because you were feeling rotten. Don't worry if it seems to a rambling and uncertain kind of statement, that's to be expected considering your condition on that day. You could hand them a copy of the statement in case their questions don't cover everything that you would like to say.

 

Can I just ask; does your employer know that you are an insulin dependant diabetic?

Were you still taking the medication that caused the problem on the day that you were called into the office?

Are you still taking that medication now?

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Hi - can I just ask a few things? When you say they "made you sign" for your shopping, what exactly do you mean? I don't understand what you'd be signing to say. Also, although your employer is aware of your diabetes, have you ever had a hypo at work and if so, was anyone there with you? Last but not least - have you ever had a similar episode like this in public?

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I originally left my shopping by the pharmacy, and when i went to get it it nhad been moved to customer services, where they made me sign for it. i dont know who moved the shopping, i signed for it to say that customer services had my shopping. yes they are aware I am diabetic, yes I have two episodes of where I have passed out before both when they made me go on checkouts, they were about three years ago. my friends at work no what to do when I get hypo, but the first aiders have not got a clue they seem to think that I want an injection, but the only thing I need is a normal can of coke and something to eat. No I have never had an episode like this in public before. I usually have good controle over it, it just seems when you get ill, this can happen. we have a huge turnover of managers where I work, and I think most off them could not care less and dont check up on medical conditions.

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just heard from the rep that was reprisenting me that they are going to come up with more. evidence that they can get more on like shopping in company time. so basically I am stuffed. just have to hand my notice in. thanks everyone for your advice

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