josweet Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 My daughter has a saturday retail sales Job and has been there for a couple of yrs whilst she's at Uni. She was asked to come in this afternoon to pick up some extra hours. Why she was there, the Boss's of the company had organised for Charity workers to go to the store. She was put in a room as a 1 on 1, and was asked about giving to charity. She said she cant as she only works 1 day a week but was repeatedly asked and she still kept saying no, then the charity guy started to put his hand on her shoulder & asked again and again. She agreed and sighed but doesn’t know how to get out of it as it comes out of her pay packet. Another worker there also said No repeatedly as they already give to another charity, that person was told to cancel what they were giving out, and to give the money to them instead ! Now, im sure this is breaking some kind of law, but wtf can we do about it ? Also, there is no information on how to cancel it in any of the documentation that she came home with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffs99 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Cheeky sods. Go in and speak to her boss, or she should stating clearly that she does not want to be part of it, give in writing so they cant refute any of it and also state in writing that she felt pressured into it and will be seeking legal advise should her request for a cancellation not be honored.....see where it goes from there. Re: Snuffs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoponbaby Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 In writing to the payroll department stating that she does not agree with the deduction and that any request is to be cancelled. I'd also send a recorded delivery complaint to the boss of whichever charity it was pointing out the pressurised selling technique employed -the collector will probably be on commission, and request a full response or you take it up with the charities commission. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josweet Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 To say im annoyed is an understatement. Dunno who the lil prick thinks he pushing himself on young girls to earn his commission. We're go down the diplomatic route fist with her manager, but if that fails ill be on the phone to the charity calling out the "jimmy savile wanna be" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chizh Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'd not heard of donating this way but a look at https://www.gov.uk/payroll-giving shows it's legit. Any sort of subscription should have a cooling off period - I think nominally its 14 days from signup. She should exercise her right to change her mind BEFORE any money is taken from her. A call to HR should be enough if there's such a dept or person. Otherwise you're right to take it up with her immediate manager. Either way, if it's set up through the employer then they should be the ones to cancel it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob6600 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Yes the donations are legit but the bully tactics are not. As stated, cancel in writing and report to the charity head office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clownfish Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Make sure you say she felt bullied into agreeing. That'll trigger some disciplinary action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josweet Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 She sent her manager a message this evening asking for to be removed, & the manger has replied that she will look into it tomorrow. Lets see what tomorrow brings as every time i think about it, it annoys me. Its the way the selfish asshole went about the whole thing and bullied her into it, even though she tried to tell him no. No means No .. correct! I wanna make head roll, but itll be her decision in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh4ckles Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 What happened the next day? Giving to charity should be a voluntary experience so the person giving feels good and not feels like their being robbed. Sounds like a terrible experience, my blood would be boiling also if my daughter had that experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josweet Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 She's back at work today since the trouble , so it will interesting to see what the topic of conversation was throughout the day. Going back to the the day after she was rail roaded into signing... She was able to find the necessary phone number & cancel it easily thanks to the "cooling off period" The guy on the end of the phone hadnt received the paperwork at that time, so when it arrived, he would just remove her from the list. Personally i would report the guy who bullied her into it, but as its not in my hands i cant do anything. If she decided to take it further ill support her all the way, but she may decide to step aside from all the drama & put it down to a lesson learnt. Either way, it looks like the financial part it now sorted. Thanks for all your advice, we still may have to come back to it as its still early days and who knows what else may come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 She's back at work today since the trouble , so it will interesting to see what the topic of conversation was throughout the day. Going back to the the day after she was rail roaded into signing... She was able to find the necessary phone number & cancel it easily thanks to the "cooling off period" The guy on the end of the phone hadnt received the paperwork at that time, so when it arrived, he would just remove her from the list. Personally i would report the guy who bullied her into it, but as its not in my hands i cant do anything. If she decided to take it further ill support her all the way, but she may decide to step aside from all the drama & put it down to a lesson learnt. Either way, it looks like the financial part it now sorted. Thanks for all your advice, we still may have to come back to it as its still early days and who knows what else may come up. Not only should she say she felt bullied but also that she felt intimidated as well, and that he was invading her personal space putting his hands on her. Not only should she say it verbally but also in writing as well. Make sure she posts the complaint and that she sends it recorded delivery.m I would also email as well.. I think its completely disgusting how you get harassed now into giving money to charity. A charity for the blind came knocking on my door last year I said sorry but I pay to charity already he said how much do you pay. I said nothing to do with you and shut the door on his face. Personally and this might sound bad but charity begins at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh4ckles Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I believe in most circumstances the money given to the actual charities themselves does not even go beyond 50% due to the high wages at board level and other things such as shop rents and advertising. If these charity collectors were indeed on commission then pressure selling will be part of their business structure which is sad when we should have a fair choice to give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchb Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Glad to hear it sounds as its sorted, though ridiculous that your daughter was placed in that situation, id be raging too. I suppose a good learning for her as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowtek Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Im a trustee of a small charity group. All weather community first responders. We try to raise funds by donations and gifts. but the amount of companies out there set up just to rake in money for charities is astonishing. we get hounded by these companies who want to get money in for us. and the tack-ticks are just as bad. we dont want to be involved with chuggers or cold calling or bulk mail drops. As i think this scare off more people. and no one should be pressurised into giving. using peer pressure and trying to do it to people in a group is wrong . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigout Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 This is awful, if it was me I would of reported the charity to the charities commission: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission It may help from stopping from happening to other vulnerable people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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