suspension awaiting investigation

DavideMexia | 22:35 Fri 28th Jan 2011 | Law

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I work p/t at tesco
26th January 2011 i was called in the office and was explained that i was being suspended in full pay.The duty manager read the grievance note and after was given me the right to explain.The incident happened saturday 22 january 2011.
Moments after reading the grievance note i said i couldnt remember of any major missconduct. But later i understood that the simply fact of taking few pages of a newspaper was intrepreted as a missconduct. Probably, this could lead to my dismissal?
The incident happnd sat around 23:16. I was given the order to fill the forms for newspapers retrns. We were prepring to close the business and the lights were switched off. Another member of staff was together when the incident happened.I took a newspaper - manchester evening news- which had a cost of 0.23£. I asked the other meber of staff if i was authrised to take the ppers as she replied that she didnt know as she wasnt respnsible tat night and tat i neded to ask the Team Leader. In fact i took the paper and later when the team leader returned i had forgotten to ask for her authorization and i carried the paper on my hands. These papers are returns of the days left overs that need to be return in the next morning.
Can you please advise any course of action and if this is reason enough for my probable dismissal? At the moment i am suspended due investigation. Fear to lose my part time job due to this failure on asking for authorization. However there are clues that this was not a good reason for misapropriation and that i even asked one member of staff. Forgot to ask the TL.
Thanks

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Newspapers are normally sent to retailers on an 'SOR' (sale or return) basis, meaning that the retailer is charged the wholesale price of each newspaper but that amount is then refunded if the paper is unsold and returned to the wholesaler.

So Tesco will have suffered a financial loss through your action. (Yes, I know it's only a few pence, but it's still a...

22:49 Fri 28th Jan 2011

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David you sound sincere and I do feel for you. Bosses in retail care only about numbers and profits, no loyalty to their employees. Grovelling is hardly likely to help but you could try, it wouldn't hurt.

DavideMexia

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Jenna1978 thank you for your answer. Yes the right of search procedure was used at Tesco at the begginig when a staff is new. I was searched myself several times in the first 3 months.

DavideMexia

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Hi guys! Today is sunday and i have not heard from Tesco so far!

Do you know how long does this take to get sorted? I have read in the employment law that employee may take up to 4 weeks to finish investigastion and decide. Is this right but same time i have read in other forums that people has waited as long as 4 months until hearing from employee for disciplinary hearing. I am talking about not the same situation. Call centre employees watching obscene website in the internet others for harassment at work and even others for sending messages at work!

Please advise me how long this procedures will take as i am looking forward to return to work. I still not heard from any of the managers ! Does that mean i am automatically dismissed? regards

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