I have a member of staff who has over stepped the mark... she went onto facebook and gave my other half a string of verbal abuse on his facebook wall and again on her own. including swearing threats etc.... quite intimidating... she could have been drinking possibly as it was very over the top.
they both have my clients on their facebooks so I asked them both to get it deleted as she was letting my salon down by writing things like that on facebook and if its not deleted do not come back to my salon...
I then got a private message saying me and you need words now....
then got text message telling me 'how dare you speak to me like that on facebook' launching into a string of abuse again about my partner (who i might add did nothing wrong and i had said that any arguement she had with a person should be taken to the inbox or not at all as they are both adults and that was not my issue it was the fact that she is supposed to me a manager and junior memebers of staff and clients can see what she was writing as she was mentioning the salon in the messages)
the abuse kept coming despite the fact i told her i was not arguing over text and she told me I could have my job.... her texts were quite intimidating and abusive.
I called an employment advice line yesterday and asked if this is clased as Gross Misconduct?? They said possibly but the best route to take would be to 'take her up on her resignation (when she said I could stick my job)
So i have written her a letter telling her that I accept her resignation and that her p45 is enclosed. and that she has used up her full entitlement of holiday for this year (shes currently on 2 weeks holiday from the salon and i have not yet paid her but have checked with my accountant and she is owed nothing)
The letter is ready to be sent this morning and I am still getting texts threating me with legal advice if i dont answer them and she 'will be at the salon to collect her 2 weeks pay as she is Officially on holiday etc etc'
where do I stand? I cannot sleep with worry... i am only recently opened (2 years) and this is new to me!
they both have my clients on their facebooks so I asked them both to get it deleted as she was letting my salon down by writing things like that on facebook and if its not deleted do not come back to my salon...
I then got a private message saying me and you need words now....
then got text message telling me 'how dare you speak to me like that on facebook' launching into a string of abuse again about my partner (who i might add did nothing wrong and i had said that any arguement she had with a person should be taken to the inbox or not at all as they are both adults and that was not my issue it was the fact that she is supposed to me a manager and junior memebers of staff and clients can see what she was writing as she was mentioning the salon in the messages)
the abuse kept coming despite the fact i told her i was not arguing over text and she told me I could have my job.... her texts were quite intimidating and abusive.
I called an employment advice line yesterday and asked if this is clased as Gross Misconduct?? They said possibly but the best route to take would be to 'take her up on her resignation (when she said I could stick my job)
So i have written her a letter telling her that I accept her resignation and that her p45 is enclosed. and that she has used up her full entitlement of holiday for this year (shes currently on 2 weeks holiday from the salon and i have not yet paid her but have checked with my accountant and she is owed nothing)
The letter is ready to be sent this morning and I am still getting texts threating me with legal advice if i dont answer them and she 'will be at the salon to collect her 2 weeks pay as she is Officially on holiday etc etc'
where do I stand? I cannot sleep with worry... i am only recently opened (2 years) and this is new to me!