The totally off-topic thread

[JessicaTam]

Which is fine, but I want to be careful not to burn any bridges.

Have you contacted your union (if you are a member, that is)?

 

[Flashback]

Flashback? Or George Costanza from Rick Barr Properties?

Your Seinfeld reference is lost on me......

 

[blackcat20]

Have you contacted your union (if you are a member, that is)?

No because I do not have one (there is no union specific to us, we are not a tertiary education facility)

 

[anat0l]

I have an early morning flight in about five hours.

I should be getting a few hours rest. Instead, I am trying to salvage and restore my smartphone and its data.

To say "What a joy.... said no one ever!" would be the understatement of the day.


This post is not to take away from those of you who have just recently lost someone close or well known to you. Condolences, especially with horrid timing of the season as well.

 

[whatmeworry]

Your Seinfeld reference is lost on me......

Costanza quits his job and

The first plot concerns George being banned from the executive toilet. Because of this he quits his job, but immediately regrets the decision. He discusses job opportunities with Jerry, but is unable to think of an occupation that would suit him. Jerry suggests that George could try to go back to work and pretend he never quit.

 

[medhead]

No because I do not have one (there is no union specific to us, we are not a tertiary education facility)

What about fair work or perhaps the state government employment group? many moons ago, last century, a university decided to end my employment earlier than the 12 month contract period in about September or November. The project was basically dead in the water. Anyway. They did it on the Friday afternoon before I was due to go on leave. The notice period they gave me included that leave. When it came to the final pay they overpaid me by one week, matching the normal fortnightly pay period. Of course they tried to get the money back. The state government IR body was able to advise me that termination notice is not allowed to include periods of approved leave.

Not that my story is relevant to your situation, but they did provide useful general advice. Perhaps also for you?

 

[blackcat20]

What about fair work or perhaps the state government employment group? many moons ago, last century, a university decided to end my employment earlier than the 12 month contract period in about September or November. The project was basically dead in the water. Anyway. They did it on the Friday afternoon before I was due to go on leave. The notice period they gave me included that leave. When it came to the final pay they overpaid me by one week, matching the normal fortnightly pay period. Of course they tried to get the money back. The state government IR body was able to advise me that termination notice is not allowed to include periods of approved leave.

Not that my story is relevant to your situation, but they did provide useful general advice. Perhaps also for you?

I will be contacting fair work, but advice Ive had from the appropriate person at work is to turn up as normal on January 5 and advise HR that notice has not yet been given.

Had a meeting with my boss earlier and he outdid himself, demanding access to my email inbox after I leave. Not only illegal but against workplace policy.

 

[medhead]

I will be contacting fair work, but advice Ive had from the appropriate person at work is to turn up as normal on January 5 and advise HR that notice has not yet been given.

Had a meeting with my boss earlier and he outdid himself, demanding access to my email inbox after I leave. Not only illegal but against workplace policy.

Seems pretty clear that you'll be totally deleting your email on the last day. (whenever that ends up being)

 

[get me outta here]

I have a friend who is a workplace lawyer on behalf of clients treated unfairly and she is busier now that she has ever been. Re the emails, can your IT department access them anyway?

I went into a workplace once to bail them out of a sticky situation and the last person out the door had just been sacked on the spot for conflict of interest and deleted everything as he walked out the door. I soon got them all back though - I can't remember about the emails though. But I guess they are concerned that there's things in the emails that should also be available to other workers of a work nature.

I will be contacting fair work, but advice Ive had from the appropriate person at work is to turn up as normal on January 5 and advise HR that notice has not yet been given.

Had a meeting with my boss earlier and he outdid himself, demanding access to my email inbox after I leave. Not only illegal but against workplace policy.

 

[medhead]

I have a friend who is a workplace lawyer on behalf of clients treated unfairly and she is busier now that she has ever been. Re the emails, can your IT department access them anyway?

I went into a workplace once to bail them out of a sticky situation and the last person out the door had just been sacked on the spot for conflict of interest and deleted everything as he walked out the door. I soon got them all back though - I can't remember about the emails though. But I guess they are concerned that there's things in the emails that should also be available to other workers of a work nature.

True. Or they arrange and, more importantly, pay for a proper handover to make sure all that information is transferred to the workers who need it. Or they invest in a corporate records system.

 

[QF WP]

One supermarket, 13 cameras, 9 cashiers...and Christmas in their hearts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H965m0Hkk5M

 

[drron]

Yesterday Asian Wings KWIA-

 

[Pushka]

Surely management has the right to monitor someone's business emails when they are on leave or leave the business?

All of our emails are shared and monitored when staff, including the CE and Directors, are absent so it's just what we do.

And yes, IT can control everyone's email box so probably best to stick with business style emails on business email addresses.

 

[amaroo]

Just sorted X-mas 2015 CX BNE-HKG...FCO (4xJ @ 572,000 QFFP++) Have to wait 4+ weeks to book the return flights....let the planning begin!

 

[Pushka]

Just sorted X-mas 2015 CX BNE-HKG...FCO (4xJ @ 572,000 QFFP++) Have to wait 4+ weeks to book the return flights....let the planning begin!

That's the spirit!

 

[jukebox333]

I will be contacting fair work, but advice Ive had from the appropriate person at work is to turn up as normal on January 5 and advise HR that notice has not yet been given.

Had a meeting with my boss earlier and he outdid himself, demanding access to my email inbox after I leave. Not only illegal but against workplace policy.

BC - have you advised HR today (i.e. before you leave the building for the final time this year) that written notice has not been given?

 

[Flashback]

Surely management has the right to monitor someone's business emails when they are on leave or leave the business?

All of our emails are shared and monitored when staff, including the CE and Directors, are absent so it's just what we do.

And yes, IT can control everyone's email box so probably best to stick with business style emails on business email addresses.

This is pretty much what I was going to say. Even if you delete all your emails...... they'll still be retrievable! Either journalling/enterprise archiving will be in place, backups can be restored, etc. Just something to keep in mind. Whenever I leave somewhere I just leave my mailbox as is, makes no difference to me. Don't have anything to hide!

 

[Cruiser Elite]

YES BC you need to be smarter than your employer - do not under any circumstances delete any emails.

One thing you should be doing for insurance is to take screen captures of your 'Inbox' right back to the day you were first alerted to you finishing with your employer - just insurance.

 

[whatmeworry]

Congratulations to the Abbott government for doubling the amount of woman in the cabinet.

 

[Flashback]

YES BC you need to be smarter than your employer - do not under any circumstances delete any emails.

One thing you should be doing for insurance is to take screen captures of your 'Inbox' right back to the day you were first alerted to you finishing with your employer - just insurance.

The paranoia is strong in this one! :mrgreen:

Just off to the airport to pickup the first of our christmas arrivals...... no way I'd be up at 3.30am by choice :shock: