I have recently applied to have a 12 month career break. I have the feeling that my line manager views this as an opportunity to force me to resign as I'm well paid and she thinks she could find someone cheaper. A few months ago she told me that if I ever reduced my hours, she would employ someone cheaper, a comment that was totally out of context at the time.
I asked for the career break 6 weeks ago, and in the interim, she has made numerous comments about "when you leave" and "when you hand your notice in".
My line manager knows that my post can be covered in my absence. She has received e-mails confirming this, but hasn't replied to the sender of the e-mails. It seems she is ignoring the information.
Last week I had a meeting with senior management in which they refused my career break on the basis that my post couldn't be covered while I was away. My line manager knows this isn't true, but she didn't show up for the meeting.
I had to tell senior management about the provision for covering the post and explained to them that my line manager was well aware of this but hadn't shared the information with them.
There was other crucial information that she hadn't shared with senior management that influenced their "no" decision.
They are now reconsidering, but I am fuming at the way my line manager has dealt with this. The sender of the e-mails, who was trying to negotiate providing cover for my post, is angry at being ignored and can't understand why.
Should I formally complain about this? Who would I complain to in the first instance and what grounds would I have?
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should I complain about my line manager?
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mogwai · 05/11/2006 00:07
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