Re: RE: Help needed.....may loose job....

["Andrew Kilgore" <amkilgore@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian,

Sorry to hear that he's still being a "git" about the whole
thing.

> to me this still could lead to an electrical PD between me and the
laptop!
am I right?

Absolutely. In my opinion, the only way to be at the same pd as the laptop
is to be connected to the laptop itself.
His method will only work if the laptop's PSU is earthed and that earth is
attached to the laptop - and given that the majority of laptops use a
figure-8 lead to connect between the mains and the laptop's transformer,
there will be no earth carried to the laptop.

> I really do not know what to do now, unfortunately the technical
director
is still on holiday as I am
> sure he would put a stop to this but in the mean time I will have to
wait
and see what transpires on Tuesday.

I would certainly be looking for a case of unfair dismissal unless he can
produce company documents/standards that you have apparently breached.
Regardless, don't give up. Make sure they know that you're not going to go
without a fight and seek legal advice with a view to tribunal. Make this as
uncomfortable for them as they are making it for you...

And then when you finnaly win, and get to keep your job and an apology,
tell
him to stick both up his arse!

Unfortunately, I don't know too much about these issues to be of any more
help.

Good luck,
Andy.

P.S. And if all that fails, have a look here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/67/31948.html
for some ideas.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ukha_D (E-mail)" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:40 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] RE: Help needed.....may loose job....


> Well I have now had the "interview" today and it looks like
they are going
ahead with the dismissal....
>
> I asked numerous times during the interview what were the correct
procedures but never got an answer.
>
> He is treating this as a "major breach of discipline" as he
says he told
me that the way I was using (wrist strap connected to the laptop) is not
the
correct way....but he says I should have been earthed using a wrist strap
to
a wall outlet, no earthing the laptop, no bonding to the laptop, to me this
still could lead to an electrical PD between me and the laptop! am I right?
>
> He still was unable to produce any documentation of the
"correct"
procedure to use or where the tools are to employ the "correct"
use of the
procedure.
>
> He was also very annoyed that I told him to "bugger off back to
his
office" after he lost it in front of me and about 10 members of staff.
I
said I would apologise only after he did, there was no discussing the
situation at the time he just flipped, hence me loosing it.
>
> I have NEVER been treated like this even in the RAF! every time I
tried to
get him to read your emails of the documentation from the web he just
refused too.
>
> I really do not know what to do now, unfortunately the technical
director
is still on holiday as I am sure he would put a stop to this but in the
mean
time I will have to wait and see what transpires on Tuesday.
>
> Sorry to bitch about this but I feel this is a personal attack at my
reputation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> B.
>
>
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