Q: Storemanager at Woolies, pregnant ladies injured due to company not listening to my pleas, scapegoated out of company.
Store Manager at Woolworths in South Australia, Westlakes 5021. Store making ~ $800k-$1million/week. I was earning ~ $120,000/year
Pregnant ladies x3 had severe falls due to roof leaks. Did all in my power to address and ask for assistance. Woolworths higher ups blamed centre management, centre management made excuses.
I worked for Woolworths for 15 years. The stress caused me to start drinking alcohol at night. I said some silly things.
I asked for support from HR several times, and when we had an official meeting, they said I could not access any of the materials I had saved on the work system, indicating I had done all I could do in my power to ensure no one, older, younger, pregnant or not, from falling over. With no assistance from my leaders, I eventually ended up in a state of depression and fear of these pregnant women/older person/anyone losing their lives/children.
A:
You may be losing valuable time here awaiting a response on this forum - your post remains open for two weeks. If the situation you describe does give way to any type of remedy/worker comp-type relief, it would probably be governed by the laws of Australia. The attorneys here generally advise on matters governed by U.S. or state/territorial laws. One option is to reach out to attorneys in South Lakes, Australia to determine whether you might have the basis for any kind of remedy under Australian law, and if you do, what timelines you would need to act within to preserve those rights. In terms of the personal injury aspects of what you describe, those victims would be the ones having standing with those claims. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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