Initially this sounds like the employer was in the wrong but the more I read the employee did not have working from home in their contract just the ability to work with the companies policies regarding it.
Roulette-Adventures on
Sometimes we need to be a little flexible and perhaps go above and beyond occasionally, particularly if it is for the good of the company employing you.
There are some who would wave a contract around and claim the high ground, while ignoring such a contract when it doesn’t suit them. Starting times for example. An 8AM start time but consistently logging in at 8:45AM, and/or a 5PM finish, yet logs out of computer at 4:30PM.
I know this will be unpopular with many.
Ebonics_Expert on
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out… was what they would have said if he had bothered to go to the office
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CammKelly on
There’s something distasteful about contracts giving employers freedom to change terms whilst reducing the freedom of employees who began work under those terms.
Probably something that needs to be tightened by the Government.
Dependent-Coconut64 on
He has not been able to find other employment…some industries are small, everyone knows everyone, some choices you make can be career limiting.
shun_tak on
>“It’s not just for someone who thinks they’d like to work from home because it’s easier to go out at lunchtime and practice their golf swing,” she said.
WTF
xtrabeanie on
When I started at my employer about 2 years ago it was 2 days in the office. They shut down one of their offices and it became clear that there was not enough room for everyone. Now the policy is 4 days in the office. They have not added any more seats.
AntiqueFigure6 on
I’m sort of reminded of stories I’ve heard of condemned prisoners where the condemned was so convinced there was a legal loophole which meant their conviction wouldn’t stand or that they were under the protection of someone powerful who would pardon them that they refused to believe they would be executed until seconds before it happened, which in some cases meant they turned down opportunities to abridge confessions or enter a different plea that would have mean the sentence was commuted.
It’s almost a mental illness of itself, and while it’s not the employer’s problem, it’s a bit sad for this employee, who potentially needs some kind of mental health assistance.
befarked247 on
As a lawn mower guy I want to work from home. Yeah, that’s about a $100, bring it on over.
hu_he on
No comment on the case – but I have used PaperCut’s office print management system and it’s pretty poor quality. Maybe he wanted to work from home so he could actually print stuff reliably.
lovehopemadness on
His contract required him to work in line with company policy, company policy changed, he didn’t comply. Bit of a shit situation for old mate, but unfortunately not much wiggle room there for him if his contract was drafted in this way.
Moral of the story: always read your contract. If you want full-time WFH, ensure your contract reflects that or negotiate it so it does.
Lammiroo on
>”Following his dismissal, Mr Johnson has not been able to find alternative employment despite attempting to do so”
Taking your employer to court generally doesn’t make you particularly employable, especially over something so frivolous.
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Initially this sounds like the employer was in the wrong but the more I read the employee did not have working from home in their contract just the ability to work with the companies policies regarding it.
Sometimes we need to be a little flexible and perhaps go above and beyond occasionally, particularly if it is for the good of the company employing you.
There are some who would wave a contract around and claim the high ground, while ignoring such a contract when it doesn’t suit them. Starting times for example. An 8AM start time but consistently logging in at 8:45AM, and/or a 5PM finish, yet logs out of computer at 4:30PM.
I know this will be unpopular with many.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out… was what they would have said if he had bothered to go to the office
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There’s something distasteful about contracts giving employers freedom to change terms whilst reducing the freedom of employees who began work under those terms.
Probably something that needs to be tightened by the Government.
He has not been able to find other employment…some industries are small, everyone knows everyone, some choices you make can be career limiting.
>“It’s not just for someone who thinks they’d like to work from home because it’s easier to go out at lunchtime and practice their golf swing,” she said.
WTF
When I started at my employer about 2 years ago it was 2 days in the office. They shut down one of their offices and it became clear that there was not enough room for everyone. Now the policy is 4 days in the office. They have not added any more seats.
I’m sort of reminded of stories I’ve heard of condemned prisoners where the condemned was so convinced there was a legal loophole which meant their conviction wouldn’t stand or that they were under the protection of someone powerful who would pardon them that they refused to believe they would be executed until seconds before it happened, which in some cases meant they turned down opportunities to abridge confessions or enter a different plea that would have mean the sentence was commuted.
It’s almost a mental illness of itself, and while it’s not the employer’s problem, it’s a bit sad for this employee, who potentially needs some kind of mental health assistance.
As a lawn mower guy I want to work from home. Yeah, that’s about a $100, bring it on over.
No comment on the case – but I have used PaperCut’s office print management system and it’s pretty poor quality. Maybe he wanted to work from home so he could actually print stuff reliably.
His contract required him to work in line with company policy, company policy changed, he didn’t comply. Bit of a shit situation for old mate, but unfortunately not much wiggle room there for him if his contract was drafted in this way.
Moral of the story: always read your contract. If you want full-time WFH, ensure your contract reflects that or negotiate it so it does.
>”Following his dismissal, Mr Johnson has not been able to find alternative employment despite attempting to do so”
Taking your employer to court generally doesn’t make you particularly employable, especially over something so frivolous.