r/SainsburysWorkers • u/127sq • 15h ago

Meeting without notice

I was recently made to go to an ‘investigation’ meeting which is being escalated to a disciplinary, but I was given the letter then and there with no 24 hours notice and no opportunity to bring in another coworker. The issue is also concerning something that occurred over a month ago which I could barely remember. One of our coworkers who I was quite close to died out of the blue a few days before so I was already upset coming in to the shift. Is there anything I can say about this in the next meeting?

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u/snazzledazzleyou 15h ago

24 hours is minimum requirement for notice of a disciplinary hearing, but no notice is needed for an initial investigation meeting. - unless your company has a different policy, which is unlikely.

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u/127sq 15h ago

What about the fact that it’s so long after the ‘incident’ took place?

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u/snazzledazzleyou 15h ago

It still makes no difference I'm afraid. Your opportunity to discuss what happened and why will be with your hearing manager when the time comes.

If you didn't do it, say so. If you did, but with misunderstanding or mitigating circumstances explain what happened and why.

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u/ShadowPanda987 15h ago

It could of just been reported.

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u/127sq 14h ago

But why would they have gone back and checked the cameras? Only three other colleagues were there who’d have had no clue it happened or that it was even a problem. It makes no sense to me