I work for a large company. My new line manager out of the blue put me on an informal performance management process. He said he wanted to assess my work closely. In this time I was given three hours worth of work over a four week period, I was cut out of projects and meetings. At the end of that process he said he was reporting me to HR because I hadn’t improved.
I raised a grievance with HR about this but also about his treatment of me generally (many unpleasant, sexist and rude comments).
HR have said they can’t stop the formal performance process going ahead and that my grievance will be dealt with alongside that. I feel too uncomfortable now to even engage with this man and feel if I do I will be exposed to further worse treatment. I don’t know what to do. I can’t afford a lawyer.