I think I'm gonna walk out of work tomorrow

Yeah, gotta protect myself. And honestly, part of my restraining the child in the first place was that he could get injured (some of the older children wanted to punch his lights out they were so sick of being hit by him!).

The sad thing is that the last time I got my blood pressure checked middish last year it was something like 118/65.

 

Bad advice, that would be absolutley illegal without the consent of the parent, that would also include picture taking.

 

Even if they did give their consent, the employee actions and performance is viewed as well. Also, it is not only the the authorities that would be viewing this material it is the child's attorney who is going to look for a scapegoat.

 

Probably, however in any context the filming or photographing of underage children without the parents consent is by itself a crime.

 

I think if you quit you still qualify, however, there is a 6 week waiting period before you would receive any benefits (I'm not 100% certain though).

Give them a call and find out for certain:

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/payments/newstart.htm

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/contact_us/index.htm

 

He must also think proactively with regard to his actions or inaction in the workplace.

 

Yep, you're screwed. You can't fight this, most likely. Get thee to a lawyer if you can afford one and go talk to the police about this situation.
But by doing nothing, you're at legal and even criminal risk, imo. And by making waves, you're bucking the boss.

Let us know how this works out...

Good luck. You're gonna need it. GO TALK TO THE POLICE !!!

 

good luck tomorrow Panzer

I've generally found that if I did what I felt was the right thing to do , then regardless of what happened , I had peace of mind about it .

 

Argh!!!! I never thought of that!!!! It is my fall back when babysitting. Warn them to stop because I am about to start filming. Always shuts them up! They are far more scared of their parents than they will ever be of me!

That sounds awful PKW. I have no idea why any business dealing with kids would want to leave themselves open to that kind of liability . Surely whatever the kid pays can't be more than the potential damages?

I hope your blood pressure comes back down and you feel better.

 

Panzer , if I may suggest , unless you have it in writting from the home office , you don't have a legal grievance . only evidence you have is the word of a co-worker concerning a verbal directive .

I hope it all works out for the best , but if I was you , I'd try and get on workmans comp ( since you got sick at work ) that'd prolly pay the bills for awhile .

 

My immediate boss confirmed that is the work order she was given for us.


Anyway, my mother knows someone who runs one of our competition and she told her what is happening and she gave my mother her number to give to me to call and enquire about a job there, same position, possibly a promotion. Not as convenient as where I am currently working (I live spitting distance from my work place) but I could take it, or use the possibility of leaving to my advantage. Have to think about this one.

 

was it put down in writting and signed ?

your boss may be the salt of the earth , but if it came down to your job or theirs ?

just saying , ya know ? prolly work out just fine . .

Good luck with everything , , try and get the bp down , rest up .

 

businesses are the problem they corner people and their livelyhoods, forget which but some countries have unemployment benefits even if the person quits the job

that is the best way to go about it as situations like in the OP deserve an escape route like liberal benefits for problematic situations that arise

 

My immediate boss is in the same position as me on this one. We're the ones who are on site. It's the bosses above her that are off site and telling us that we can't physically stop this child.

We sent an email off yesterday asking for it in writing and she called me yesterday afternoon and told me that they still hadn't sent it to her in writing.

 

Dear lord!

Can you insist that the parents either pay for a carer to come to the school with the child or accompany the child to school. Thing is at the moment the parents are playing NMP - Not My Problem. While they do not have to deal with the abuse personally it is not thier problem - way to stop that is to MAKE it their problem

Other than that can I suggest "shunning"? It is a very powerful intervention - as the Amish have discovered. Tell your students about it and plant the seed in their minds that this is the way to go. Then subtly start it with this child - simply do not "see" him

It would be bloody difficult to prove that you are using this if it is done correctly

 

Again mate it comes down to a case of NMP - Not My Problem

Wherever there is a beaurocracy there is some bloody petty beaurocrat trying to tell everyone else how to do a job and it never affects them so they can make whatever decisions they like - until you find a way to make it THIER problem not yours.

So - try to NMP it - and find a way to push the problem back onto the person putting the idiocy in the way of common sense

PS please excuse the spelling I am using an internet cafe as I am in Brissie at the moment

 

Panz , you'll never get it in writting because the big boss just wants the problem to go away . that's why the verbal directive instead of putting it in writting to start with .

just as a suggestion , since your Dr. has took you out of work anyway , I'd just stay home and let things work themselves out .

If you appear to have made a miracoulus recovery overnight , it could be used to go after your credibility in the entire matter by a shyster lawyer . Be careful.

 

Do child care/schools have CSTV?

Might be illegal to film them "yourself"...?