Anyone got experience of putting in a grievance about treatment since telling work that pg?

[OompaLumpa]

I would appreciate any thoughts and experiences as i'm told that i have a strong case for putting in a complaint about the way i have been treated since telling work my good news. But i am not due on mat leave for another 2 months and i'm worried how i will be treated if i do complain and frankly if i will have a job to come back to, or indeed if i want to.
I am very strssed with what has been going on.
All thoughts appreciated.

[hairylights]

How have you been treated?

[OompaLumpa]

Mgr wanted me to all of a sudden do 5 long haul flights in as many days, and then when i had to tell him i was unfit to fly he has continuously told me how much pressure this put on him and has given me really crap work to do. Course i was approved to do prior to news he sd he wd no linger support me due to everything i had going on (his words) and when colleague resigned who's job i am supposed to move into was advertised he sd no point talking to me about it as i wont be here. I formally applied and went thro the motions but he gave it to external candidate. General bullying type behaviour, talking to me really rudely, shouting at me, being really demanding and then reduced me to tears in the office by the way he spoke to me. I was then admitted to hosp with chest infection and he chose that day to mail me saying he cdnt wait any longer to post my job for mat leave when he had never spoke to mw bwfore and thenposted a job description almost identical to the job i had gone for that he said i wasnt up to.

[hairylights]

Definately go to the highest person above him that you can, with a formal, written grievance.

Take a diary of ALL instances.

Have you got any witnesses who would also write statements?

[RamblingRosa]

You could def put in a grievance re the bullying behaviour.

Other things to think about:
Your employer should have done a pregnancy risk assessment - this would include things like long haul flights and travel arrangements. I think it's totally unreasonable for him to put pressure on you to do that.

When you say your job description is "almost identical" to the one for the job he passed you over for, how different is it? What reasons did he give for not appointing you to the other job? Did he interview you or just reject you on the basis of your application?

You might want to have a look at the MAternity Action website. There's a lot of good advice about the rights of pregnant workers.

[littlemiss72]

I feel for you, I'm a pretty similar situation and was reduced to tears yesterday. I'm going to see HR next week as I pretty certain I have a case.

I have to say I'm a little shocked about how peoples attitudes can change when they find out your pregnant. I agree that writing it all down will help your case should you need to go through it with someone at least you have all the facts to hand.

I'm counting the days until maternity leave, never thought i'd say that but hey ho. I have no intentions of going back to the same role if and when I return.

Think of your little baby and try not to get too stressed out, feel free to inbox me if you want a rant x

[StealthPolarBear]

If you raise a grievance and then shit still happens that is victimisation.

[StillSquiffy]

I've had similar. I ended up putting in formal grievance and getting solicitors involved. Lots of bullying and it was very stressful to deal with, esp when PG and with new baby.

But I won out in the end (V big payoff) and the boss who treated me like dirt ended up with his own reputation in tatters. So all good news for me, but it was hell at the time and I had to pay a fair whack to get some good solicitors behind me.

The reason I took action was because I was so stressed out that I would wake every morning at 3am and would be almost in tears at the station in the morning because I dreaded going in to work. I figured that not taking action would be even more stressful than putting in a grievance (the fact that I am a right stroppy cow strong helped too...)

[littlemiss72]

Good for you Squiffy it's nice to hear that some good came out of your horrid situation.

HR asked me to complete a couple of forms last week, one was with my line manager. I approached him Friday and asked if we could take five and sit down and go through the risk assessment big mistake, his reaction being: I don't want to get involved with this stuff - get someone else to do it as I will not be made liable for a pregnant woman! Half pi$$ed from an afternoon at the pub I found his comments a little unfair. Given I'm already 6+ months pregnant and past caring about the risk assessment I just walked away.. needless to say I sent off an email to HR informing them of his comments.

I got up this morning dreading going into the office, I decided it was best to stay home. If you can't be ar$ed to do a risk assessment I can't be ar$ed to make the effort either.