Where DH works, one of thier number has been made an example of and has been suspended without pay. Apparently for taking a shortcut on someting, which was normal practice, but since management have started dotting 'I's' and crossing 'T's' they found it unacceptable.
Acorrding to DH the Union says they will appeal and the colleague will win and get repaid any monies owing to him (all in about 2 weeks)
In the meantime all the employees have decide to contribute £5 a week to this bloke until he gets paid and can repay them
I am a bit divided here. Part of me thinks this is a nice thing to do - from a bunch of blokes such as they are.
But part of me also thinks that it is not down to us to support this man. £5 is'nt a huge sum I know. And DH thinks this will only go on a couple of weeks, but my knowledge of unions and appeals I think it will be a lot longer, and how long will everyone go on supporting with £5 a week?
I know some other DW of DH's colleagues and they will not be impressed by this either.
DH knows it is a bit of an imposition, but does not want to be the only oe not doing it, also he has said if it was him in the situation he would like to think people would do the same for him.
I will not have a problem if it only goes on for the said couple of weeks, however, any longer and I might start feeling otherwise - is this unreasonable?