It's not media big. Just wanna get one of the managers fired for breaking countless labour laws and ethical "laws". The fact that he said he wants to make the workplace hell for us because he's already under investigation is proof that even he knows what he's doing is wrong, and that childish response is going too far.
I'm going to talk to some people about it first and see what the best course of action is though, legal aid being one of them. Maybe it'll be more effective if I can convince a few staff members to write stuff or approach the company boss too, even anonymously.
We have a committee that helps with whistleblowing and protections for whistleblowers in my industry, but it's only for companies or employees that break laws regarding the clients.
Workplace laws are in place for a reason, and it should not be taken for granted that you as a worker can invoke them. My father asked his corrupt steward for advice on a workplace injury and was convinced to wait until he couldn't claim it. He's cripple and despite all attempts it's impossible to get compensation for the conditions he was forced to work in. Do not take any pause in opportunity to prove fault. Make sure you make any infractions in workplace law shown publicly. If your company policies are legal, then pipe down.
That was actually an idea of mine. He's doing the very first staff meeting soon (30 people huddled in a kitchen during covid ). Was thinking of delaying the whistleblowing until recording that meeting and then giving it to the company owner.
Current idea is to talk to the coworkers and assemble a group of letters of our experiences and handing all that to the owner. They can be anonymous but I'll make my name public so any further retaliation
against me can also be reported.
If I was you I would talk to a lawyer, people always seem reluctant to do so.
Anapan wrote:Workplace laws are in place for a reason, and it should not be taken for granted that you as a worker can invoke them. My father asked his corrupt steward for advice on a workplace injury and was convinced to wait until he couldn't claim it. He's cripple and despite all attempts it's impossible to get compensation for the conditions he was forced to work in. Do not take any pause in opportunity to prove fault. Make sure you make any infractions in workplace law shown publicly. If your company policies are legal, then pipe down.
I am sorry to hear about your father. I just can't believe people so evil like this do exist.
RCBH928 wrote:If I was you I would talk to a lawyer, people always seem reluctant to do so..
It's because they don't want to pay for it. Especially if they're 75% sure that whatever the lawyer tells them is what they already knew/were going to do. Which is a silly mindset to have. One time the company I was working for was going to implement a non-compete clause we would have to sign, and when I read it the language seemed overly broad. But since I don't speak fluent legalese I happily took it to a business lawyer to go through things. She confirmed that yes, you could interpret things such that it would cover far more than it had any right to. So I elected not to sign (and there was general pushback across the devs because a lot of us had sought the same advice); the company backed down over it.
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PretentiousHipster wrote:I'm going to whistleblow against my company on Monday. This should be interesting and nerve-wracking.
When I did this it didn't go well. To much of a good old boy workplace and I didn't have any backup when the labor board did an investigation. I was permanently laid off afterwards. Hope you have better luck.
MrPopo wrote:It's because they don't want to pay for it. Especially if they're 75% sure that whatever the lawyer tells them is what they already knew/were going to do. Which is a silly mindset to have. One time the company I was working for was going to implement a non-compete clause we would have to sign, and when I read it the language seemed overly broad. But since I don't speak fluent legalese I happily took it to a business lawyer to go through things. She confirmed that yes, you could interpret things such that it would cover far more than it had any right to. So I elected not to sign (and there was general pushback across the devs because a lot of us had sought the same advice); the company backed down over it.
How much does it cost to talk to a lawyer? I am going to guess its around $100 an hour? I would say about same as visiting a doctor? If you just talk for 30min thats $50, not bad?!
PretentiousHipster wrote:I'm going to whistleblow against my company on Monday. This should be interesting and nerve-wracking.
When I did this it didn't go well. To much of a good old boy workplace and I didn't have any backup when the labor board did an investigation. I was permanently laid off afterwards. Hope you have better luck.
I've spoken to employment support and they gave me a better plan. I don't have a lot to lose because I am on disability and that program can help me find a job. The problem is that since I was hired through them the workplace knows of my disability. A clinically insane guy being the only one to do a report probably won't go well. They pretty much said what you said, to get some backup. So, I've spoken to some coworkers. They want to see what will happen in the meeting first. I might join in and record the meeting with my new mic in my pocket lol but tbh I might just get out of there and quit instead.
). Was thinking of delaying the whistleblowing until recording that meeting and then giving it to the company owner.
