FTSUG's should never assume a personal friendship cancels out a managers unprofessional behaviour towards others

'A meeting was set to discuss concerns with a service manager and I booked my union rep to accompany me. At the Last minute I was informed by the Directorate Manager that my rep was not welcome to attend.

I was shutdown throughout the mee

ting. I was broken and in floods of tears. When the Directorate Manager got up to leave I tried again to speak. She put her hand up to my face to silence my words. 

I contacted the Speak Up Guardian. When I began telling him just an example of what was happening he said " I'm sure you have a misunderstanding. I know this woman very well"

He suggested he contacted her to voice how I was feeling and get back to me. He did this. He phoned me back and said "She is really sorry you feel how you do and will arrange a meeting as soon as possible to put your mind at rest".

To date I am still waiting for that meeting.

Guardians should never assume a personal friendship cancels out someone's behaviour within a workplace. '