Dear Erik
Thank you for your email to the Acas Events Team in Manchester.
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Acas, Manchester >>> Erik Ribsskog < eribsskog@gmail.com> 31/07/2009 03:43 >>> Hi, I looked at the ACAS website now, and saw that you were the ones to contact for problems in the North-West.
I'm a Norwegian citizen, who lives in Liverpool, so I've understood that the North-West office, is the right office, for me to contact then, if I'm not mistaking.
I have an employment-case, against Arvato, where I worked, in 2005 and 2006, where it was a lot of bullying, from managers, towards me, (and also others, but me in particular, I think), and I've also un-covered, that they were using illigal employment-methods, the team-leaders there, when they were screaming commands across the tables there, in the Cunard Building.
(They were trained to do this screaming, which they called reinforcement, but really was punishment, I've understood later).
I have a link to the employment-case, (which consists of a lot of documents), on this online publishing- site:
http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/14830-arvato-services-ltd-s-microsoft-scandinavian-product-activation
I've tried, since 2006, to find a law-firm, to help me with this case, because I think it's unworthy, for people to be treated, like I was treated, at Arvato, and I also lost my job there, since I was contstructivly dismissed, I have to say, when I tried to bring the problems there up with the higher management.
But I can get any law-firms to help, since they say the case is to complex, since I also brought in the Police, since I thought it was much bullying, that it was a crime, and one law-firm, Moorcrofts, where messing with me, I think I have to say, so I've also brought in the Law Society, who also messed with me, I think I have to say, and also ditto with the Legal Services Ombudsman.
So I try to get advice on how to deal with this.
I think it's to serious problems, to bring up in a Work Trial, it should be dealt with in the court, I think.
It might seem strange, that I'm asking for advice, about a case from 2006, but I have been working with this case, continously, since then, so it still be an up and running case, so to speak.
Other than this, I'm also trying to get advice about the problems with the Financial Ombudsman.
They have put a woman there, to work, with sending e-mails etc, on 6 am, on Sunday mornings!!
I'm a bit worried that this woman is being used as a slave there, and she obviously has been working so much, that she has lost a bit of her judgement, since she's emailing bank-complaint e-mails, to people, while people in the UK are still on their way home from the pub.
People want their Sundays off from Bank-complaints, and things like that, so I think I was harassed by the Financial Ombudsman, and I fear for how they treat their staff there, since I've been working as a food shop manager, in Norway, for ten years, from 1994 to 2004, then I automatically thinks about this perspective, how on earth are the Financial Ombudsman treating their staff, so I wanted ACAS to have a look at that, that the people working for the Financial Ombudsman, aren't being used as slaves etc., like it can seem a bit to me.
I hope that you can help me with these cases!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Natalie Bodden <NBodden@ecgroup.co.uk> Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 9:42 AM Subject: RE: Reminder/Fwd: The Finacial Ombudsman, using staff as slaves/Fwd: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
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-----Original Message----- *From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] *Sent:* 23 July 2009 22:27 *To:* ACAS-01 *Subject:* Reminder/Fwd: The Finacial Ombudsman, using staff as slaves/Fwd: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi,
I can't see that I've received an answer to this e-mail yet, so I'm sending you this reminder.
Best Regards,
Erik Ribsskog
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Erik Ribsskog* <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 4:48 PM Subject: The Finacial Ombudsman, using staff as slaves/Fwd: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail To: acas@eclogistics.co.uk
Hi,
I've contacted you earlier, about that I was being used as a slave, and that
they had illigal management methods, at Bertelsmanns Scand. Microsoft-activation,
in Liverpool.
Now, people at the Financial Ombudsman, are also being used as slaves, it seems.
Or this could be connected with a cover-up, of the Bertelsmann/Microsoft-case, that
I am being bullied by Government, to cover up what went on there.
Please send this e-mail to the right people in Acas.
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Erik Ribsskog* <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 4:31 PM Subject: Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail To: "Collins, Jackie" <jackie.collins@financial-ombudsman.org.uk>
Hi,
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm, is alright, I think.
But you also let your staff work Sunday mornings, at 6 am.
It seems to me that you overload your representatives with work, and that they have to
work 12 to 14 hours 7 days a week.
I thought slavery was forbidden in our time.
Why do you let your representatives work every Sunday morning, when other people in
England are on their way home from the pub?
Do your staff get summer-holiday at all?
Sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Collins, Jackie < jackie.collins@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
We always try to provide the best service we can to our customers, and sometimes that means offering our staff the option of working overtime during very busy periods.
Please be assured that they have to work within strict time guidelines, and these are always checked by Operations Managers to ensure they are not working too many hours.
The service our department offers is outside of the usual office hours of 9am till 5pm because we have found that a lot of our customers have difficulties contacting us whilst they are at work themselves during the 9am to 5pm times, so we have opening hours of 8am - 6pm, as do many firms these days.
I hope this explains.
Regards
*Jackie Collins* *Operations Manager* *Direct Dial : 020 7964 0116* *Direct Fax: 020 7964 0117*
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 29 June 2009 19:32 *To:* Collins, Jackie
*Subject:* Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Ok,
that sound very fine!
But, why is that you let your representatives work over-time every Sunday then?
Shouldn't you as a main rule conduct your business, within the business hours?
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Collins, Jackie < jackie.collins@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
Rosemary Cox has passed your complaint to me to take over as you have requested that she no longer deals with your case.
I can confirmed that a letter has been sent to the firm, and we have asked that they issue you with a final response letter within 14 days. We have also asked them to copy us in on that response.
If you remain unhappy with the firms response, or you have not received a response from them within 14 days, please let me know and I will arrange for your complaint to be moved forward for investigation by an Adjudicator.
Regards
*Jackie Collins* *Operations Manager* *Direct Dial : 020 7964 0116* *Direct Fax: 020 7964 0117*
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] *Sent:* 28 June 2009 11:17 *To:* Cox, Rosemary *Subject:* Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi,
I don't think it's any use with me repeating myself.
I don't think you should handle my complaint.
The reason is, that if you are to overworked, you get to tired.
And in dealing with complaints like these, one obviously needs ones judgement, to be like
it should be.
If one are out of balance, like I think you could be, then I don't think this is good for how the
complaint is being dealt with.
So please do as I ask Mrs .Cox, and tell your manager what I said, that I want someone else
to deal with my complaint, due to that I think that you must be overworked.
Haven't you seen how fine the weather is today, you should have a day off in the fine weather,
I think.
Sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Cox, Rosemary < Rosemary.Cox@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
Thank you for your e-mails
As previously advised I am not going to debate with you the working hours of this office.
I have written to you today to advise the steps we are taking with your complaint. If the firm fail to resolve the situation for you, your complaint will be passed onto our adjudication area for further consideration of the concerns you have raised.
I should add that we do not tolerate rude or insulting language at this office, and would expect any further communication to be sent in a more acceptable manner.
Kind Regards
Rose Cox
team manager
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 28 June 2009 10:43
*To:* Cox, Rosemary *Subject:* Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi,
of course you can work on Sundays if you want.
But business e-mails should just be sent within the business-hours.
Or else, what's going to happen, is obvious.
Someone are going to come drunk home from town, and answer the business-e-mails when they are drunk, which is what has happened today, with our correspondence.
If this is something, you didn't know from before, then I think this Financial Ombudsman-stuff is just a load of crap really.
Try to use the head that God gave you when you were born!
Sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Cox, Rosemary < Rosemary.Cox@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
Thank you for your e-mail
I must admit to being surprised and confused with the content of the e-mail.
We are an extremely busy department and we often work at the weekends, this is obviously of help to consumers as we are able to deal with their complaints in a more timely manner. I would suggest that It is entirely up to each individual business to determine which hours their staff will work and I do not intend debating this with you.
By working this weekend I have been able to deal with your complaint, which as you can appreciate is of a benefit to you.
Perhaps you can clarify the spelling mistakes you are referring to?
Kind Regards
Rose Cox
team manager
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 28 June 2009 10:20
*Subject:* Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi again,
don't you think it's strange for an institutions like yours to send e-mails on Sunday mornings then?
Shouldn't e-mails be sent within normal business hours then you think?
This is what it says on Wikipedia:
In the United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> and United Kingdom <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom>, the hours between 9 am <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock> and 5 pm<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock> are typically considered to be standard business hours
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_hours
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_hours>I think this is rather akward, as I also think your spelling-mistakes are.
Sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Cox, Rosemary < Rosemary.Cox@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
Thank you for your e-mail
That's no problem, however I should point out that we are not a government department, we are a independent complaints body.
I will be in touch with your again in the next few days
Kind Regards
Rose Cox
team manager
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 28 June 2009 08:02
*To:* Cox, Rosemary *Subject:* Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi,
ok that's very fine, I'm just home from town you see.
I thought it was a bit strange, since noone in Government in Norway, work on Sundays.
Sorry about this, I forget sometimes that I'm not in Norway any longer.
Sorry about this!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Cox, Rosemary < Rosemary.Cox@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
Thank you for your e-mail
I can assure you this is not a joke, I am currently in the office working today.
I presume that you would like us to deal with your complaint, so am responding to your e-mails today
Kind Regards
Rose Cox
team manager
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 28 June 2009 07:36 *To:* Cox, Rosemary *Subject:* Re: Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi,
why do send the e-mails early on a Sunday morning, by the way.
Is this some kind of joke?
Sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Cox, Rosemary < Rosemary.Cox@financial-ombudsman.org.uk> wrote:
Dear Mr Ribsskog
Thank you for your e-mails
I will contact you again once I have considered the information.
Kind Regards
Rose Cox
team manager
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
*Sent:* 27 June 2009 14:59 *To:* Cox, Rosemary *Subject:* Complaint against RBS/Fwd: Earlier e-mail
Hi,
thank you for you e-mail, that I recieved today.
I'll contact your collegue back, regarding the Barclays-complaint.
I sent the complaint on RBS Dale St., to Yvonne Williams at RBS, but she
also harassed me, like this, she writes 'Dear Ms Ribsskog', even if my name
is Erik, and in Britain, you have a movie called 'Erik the Viking', and Eric is
also a quite usual name, in English-speaking countries.
So I think Yvonne Williams, the complaint-investigator, also bullied me.
I think this must have been a deliberate mistake.
This ended with the complaint being partly resolved, in the way that RBS,
gave me the bonus of £100, for moving my account to them, from Barclays,
(who I also had problems with, that I'll exlain about to your collegue, like I
mentioned earlier).
I'll also find the actual complaint against RBS Dale St. now, and forward it
to you.
What I meant with the complaint-form, was that it didn't look anything at all
like the ones you've sent me now.
Maybe the complaint-form I was sent, was to do with other financial institutions,
than banks?
Like share-fonds etc?
Have you also got other complaint-forms, other than to banks, perhaps someone
sent me the wrong form intentionally?
Just a thought I had.
But anyway, thank you very much for your e-mail, and I'll also find the actual
RBS Dale St. complaint, and e-mail it to you now.
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Williams, Yvonne (CRU)* <Yvonne.Williams@rbs.co.uk> Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 4:30 PM Subject: RE: Earlier e-mail To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
Dear Ms Ribsskog
Could you please arrange another copy of your email to be sent to me for my investigation
Regards
Yvonne Williams
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*From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] *Sent:* 19 June 2007 14:04 *To:* Williams, Yvonne (CRU) *Subject:* Earlier e-mail
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Hi,
I'm refering to the e-mail I sent you on 5/6.
I was just wondering if you have recieved this e-mail, because I cant see
that I have recieved any answer to it yet.
Please just contact me if you want me to send you the e-mail again.
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
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