Kittyhawk
5th March 2008, 21:38
Im stuck...
An old injury from a bin I had in on a Northland ride back in 06 has flared up...
Last week I was off work sick with a niggly shoulder pain and a head cold gave my manager a med cert saying that I'd return to work 3rd of March. When I phoned in sick wednesday the grocery manger said "you better come to work tomorrow I want to go have lunch with my daughter before I fly out next week" and here I was in bed crook and with no voice.
Stocktake for the store was on 2nd march and this notice had been advertised in the staffroom for about 3 weeks which was kicking off at 1900 and going till around 2200.
Last Thursday I was told by my grocery manager that I had to attend stocktake, and that its compulsory for all staff to attend. Ok I thought thats alright as a couple of hours helping out at work wont really bother me. But he then said on Thursday "you have to start at 10am Sunday morning" I said no I will be starting at 7pm as stated from the notice the store owner had put up in the staffroom, but no this was not acceptable.
He also threatend and bullied other staff on Thursday that they had to be there Sunday 10am.
I thought the legal requirement/law for a change of hours is minimum 7 days notice??
So I turn up at 10am knowing I had 12 hours of work ahead of me, he paired me up with another lady who is in her late 30's early 40's and told me that I was counting stock...At this point I had no objections but he made it very clear I was to be counting..not sure why. He made us start off doing the petfood isle, and by the end of that I was feeling like I was on a downward spiral with my head cold, then after that he said we had to do the drinks isle. It wasnt the stock on the shelves it was the stuff above shelves stored in the boxes...most boxes would be easily over 12 kgs and doing this for most fo the day killed me...
He gave the guys the easy isles, confectionery etc which are piddly little boxes of stock to count. Which looking back now I dont find that very fair at all giving us the heavy work. Of all isles in a supermarket!
As a result my right shoulder is pretty much farked, I have pain down my arm it hurts to move my wrist etc, been to the doctor and she has made me get bandaged and put it in a sling...also she said I have to go to a shoulder specialist to find out whats wrong.
The original injury when I binned back in 06 was put down as a shoulder sprain, and I havent really had any major issues. Had an injection done to it last October and it worked wonders, never had a problem since, until after stocktake.
Friends have suggested to complain to the store owner, as the grocery manager is overseas for 6 weeks, or take it up with employment disuptes etc..but I dont really know what action to take.
Any suggestions?
An old injury from a bin I had in on a Northland ride back in 06 has flared up...
Last week I was off work sick with a niggly shoulder pain and a head cold gave my manager a med cert saying that I'd return to work 3rd of March. When I phoned in sick wednesday the grocery manger said "you better come to work tomorrow I want to go have lunch with my daughter before I fly out next week" and here I was in bed crook and with no voice.
Stocktake for the store was on 2nd march and this notice had been advertised in the staffroom for about 3 weeks which was kicking off at 1900 and going till around 2200.
Last Thursday I was told by my grocery manager that I had to attend stocktake, and that its compulsory for all staff to attend. Ok I thought thats alright as a couple of hours helping out at work wont really bother me. But he then said on Thursday "you have to start at 10am Sunday morning" I said no I will be starting at 7pm as stated from the notice the store owner had put up in the staffroom, but no this was not acceptable.
He also threatend and bullied other staff on Thursday that they had to be there Sunday 10am.
I thought the legal requirement/law for a change of hours is minimum 7 days notice??
So I turn up at 10am knowing I had 12 hours of work ahead of me, he paired me up with another lady who is in her late 30's early 40's and told me that I was counting stock...At this point I had no objections but he made it very clear I was to be counting..not sure why. He made us start off doing the petfood isle, and by the end of that I was feeling like I was on a downward spiral with my head cold, then after that he said we had to do the drinks isle. It wasnt the stock on the shelves it was the stuff above shelves stored in the boxes...most boxes would be easily over 12 kgs and doing this for most fo the day killed me...
He gave the guys the easy isles, confectionery etc which are piddly little boxes of stock to count. Which looking back now I dont find that very fair at all giving us the heavy work. Of all isles in a supermarket!
As a result my right shoulder is pretty much farked, I have pain down my arm it hurts to move my wrist etc, been to the doctor and she has made me get bandaged and put it in a sling...also she said I have to go to a shoulder specialist to find out whats wrong.
The original injury when I binned back in 06 was put down as a shoulder sprain, and I havent really had any major issues. Had an injection done to it last October and it worked wonders, never had a problem since, until after stocktake.
Friends have suggested to complain to the store owner, as the grocery manager is overseas for 6 weeks, or take it up with employment disuptes etc..but I dont really know what action to take.
Any suggestions?