And by the same token I would have to seriously question your judgement in people management.
That's your right, though I find it amusing that you draw that conclusion.
Fact is people *do* make errors of judgement, and for those involved in people management these sorts of situations crop up on a regular basis, where someone has done something or other. There is absolutely no value at all in getting rid of someone who has years of distinguished service who has made one mistake when under stress, and for all we know could have other issues going on.
There is absolutely
zero prospect of an employee in any decent organisation being able to behave like that and not be sacked. Yes, the processes would have to be carried out properly, but that's always going to be the outcome.
How anyone can watch that video and not come to that conclusion I have no idea but it just demonstrates a lack of good judgement on their part.
I’m not saying that dismissal isn’t necessarily an appropriate option, but a more nuanced approach is certainly appropriate. This is, in any case, almost certainly what will happen - as any dismissal would follow a full investigation and disciplinary hearing, where the full case would be heard by a panel. Any other way would risk an employment tribunal.
The ultimate outcome cannot be anything other than dismissal for something as serious as this.
I’ve recently been involved in a case where a member of staff was heading for guaranteed dismissal - in the event he was advised to resign and chose to do so. Even though the member of staff thoroughly deserved this outcome, and totally did not help his situation by the way he behaved after the initial incident, it’s still nothing to gloat about.
Yes I'd be resigning immediately if I had done what is depicted in the video.
I've been counting the number of actual witness statements in the media that contradict the victims story or suggest that he contributed in any way whatsoever to the assault by the railway employee. So far I've got to a total of zero.
I wonder if any of the people fabricating accusations against him have any family who've been the victims of crime. Was it all their own fault too?
It's pretty obvious what the agenda of those people is.
If the boot had been on the
other foot, those people would not be making the same arguments, as it wouldn't suit their agenda.
Why should somebody be plastered all over social media such as YouTube if they haven’t given consent?
Consent isn't required for this; newspapers have published the material and they are not breaking the law by doing so.
I believe there’s legislation that covers this, however enforcement would be nye on impossible given how ‘normal’ it is for this to occur these days.
If you think those publications are breaking the law, I invite you to state what laws they are breaking.
People are far too quick to whip the phone out and start filming these days.
Are you suggesting that the employee may acted as he did to 'punish' the victim for filming?
Or are you saying that the employee's actions may have happened regardless, but it would have been better if the video evidence was not obtained?
I have no issue with being filmed, in fact I’m disappointed I’ve never ended up on YouTube, however, I can see why some object. To act like the staff member in this situation when you know you’re being filmed, unfortunately is professional suicide, no matter what occurred prior to the filming. Rule of thumb when being filmed - be extra professional.
Exactly! If the employee had done this, none of us would have seen any video and the whole incident would never have happened. However the employee acted in a manner for which the word unprofessional would be the understatement of the century.
