Does anyone know how lodging an HR complaint against your manager affects the timing of your layoff? I know I'm on the list, and if lodging a complaint will speed things up, I'm all in. If a complaint will slow things down while HR investigates my manager's d-mb-****ery, I'll pass.
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Complaint- investigation-No findings from allegation - on the s*** list- next rating of does not meet or thereabouts-displaced - finally, happiness
First commenter is correct - it will slow down the process. Before anyone is let go (via a layoff OR termination with cause), they bump the employee name/ID up against many different thing (HR ServiceNow cases, the Employee Allegations Platform, EthicsLine (if it hasn't made it into an HR ServiceNow or EAP case yet), etc. to see if the person has some sort of complaint. Believe it or not, WF does actually look at these things because they want to limit the ability to claim retaliation. Now, if they find the complaint to be relevant or think it is something serious (my boss is stealing money, my boss is telling us to falsify documents, my boss is telling us to open fake accounts, my boss is se-----y harassing me, my boss is discriminating against me because of my disability, race, gender, etc.), it will slow down your layoff to a grinding halt for at least 90 days (the SLA to work the case if it's actually a conduct related case vs. just an ER complaint). If it is something minor or doesn't seem to even have any "legs" (my boss yells a lot, my boss is mean, my boss gives other people better projects than me, my boss has no idea what he/she is doing and shouldn't be in his/her role, my boss denied my time off but let another person have time off, etc.) they will consider the case, but may decide to still just move forward anyway.
Can you believe when I consulted an employment lawyer he told me that I’m not the only WF employee consulting him. Ha…ha…
If you have a case with an employment attorney and they accept, do it. Know you'll be retaliated against. Prove the retaliation and perhaps win unemployment... and a settlement. Plan carefully. Make it painful. They may try to use the law on you but don't fall for it cause their investigations are bogus. Be respectful. Good luck.
There’s no slowdown in timing. Retaliation is illegal but Wellsfargo doesn’t care. You may find many employee lawsuits because Wellsfargo ignores retaliation laws. The important aspect of HR complaints is whether you got a strong case or weak case. Strong case will help you eventually so you have to have strong detailed documentation and a strategy. Consult employment attorney.
Former employee here - it slows down the process by a month or so. Anti retaliation laws and such