Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights.
I have been working for an organisation for six years, and over the past three there have been three different team leaders for my scheme. None of their posts was advertised internally or externally.
All three happened to be friends with the service manager, and it really was a case of appearing one day and introducing themselves as team leader.
When I challenged the HR manager and told her this was against equal rights and opportunities, she had almost nothing to say. She has been emailing me not to mention this to anybody else outside the company.
I had a look into my company’s policy and it clearly states that a new post should be advertised both internally and externally. But how can I raise my concerns and with whom?
Do you need advice on a work issue? For Jeremy’s and readers’ help, send a brief email to dear.jeremy@theguardian.com. Please note that he is unable to answer questions of a legal nature or to reply personally.
