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[Closed] HR people, are they all a bit useless?

Kojaklollipop · 2018-07-15T06:21:18Z

So I've still got some ongoing problems at work with my line manager, contract, break times, workload. Long story short, a while ago problem with line manager, have meeting with the head of HR, seems to sort things out a bit, last month or so line manager seems to have forgotten that meeting or anything said in it. So, I go to head of HR again to raise the issues and I'm basically told to sort it out with my line manager, HR is going to do nothing to look at my contract, alter it (amend it so it states my hours of work and breaks, plus my job description is completely wrong, or rather very short compared to what I actually do, for the work I'm doing), so basically nothing. Is this normal? I've never had problems at work before, so assumed this would be the person to see, why would I want to try and sort it out with my line manager when the line manager is the problem. We already had one member of staff leave last year after lots of arguments and stress, now it seems I'm the next target. Half way through my meeting with HR I realise I'm just wasting my time, the response to everything is 'have a meeting with *little hitler', then she just changes the subject to holidays or dogs. Apparently this is the response that everyone gets when they go to her with problems. Sorry for the generalisation, but this is my only experience of HR people other than when i apply for a job. Who else would I go to at work? What would STW do? I have recently joined a union on the advice of a few people at work, first time in 35 years of working as I've never had cause to be with one, hopefully getting some advice from them but can they really do anything to help? *this is not his name but what someone from another department calls him.

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tomhoward

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I’ve got a doctors note saying I could be allowed to work from home as I’m fine, but the two huge holes in my foot from surgery mean I can’t ride to work. (I have a 12 mile round trip cycle, along with 35mins each way train. I don’t drive)

HR have said that the note only precludes cycling, could I not walk to/from the station/work? I’ll be getting another doctors note tomorrow, as otherwise they will expect me in work on Tuesday.

*rolls eyes*

Posted : 30/09/2018 3:19 pm

ade9933

Posts: 665

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It's probably not their fault TBF. "A bad system will beat a good man every time."

Posted : 30/09/2018 5:38 pm

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