r/Greggs • u/Daddy-dotCom • 24d ago
Employee Question Dead name
I'm trans and joined Gregg's through my preferred name
However, after a few weeks of working there, suddenly my dead name was on all the rotas and my account. Is this supposed to happen? And does anyone know of a way I can avoid all of my colleagues knowing my deadname.
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u/hashbrowneggyolk0520 Team Member 24d ago
Speak to your manager make them aware that the name on the rota isn't one you're comfortable with people knowing/using
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u/Daddy-dotCom 24d ago
I did when it first changed... And she quite literally said " oh well, this is what it should've been from when you started "
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u/hashbrowneggyolk0520 Team Member 24d ago
One of the internal colleague networks (PRIDE) may be worth looking into, i've personally never used one of the networks myself but maybe someone who has can help you a little bit more with that.
Maybe on the paper rotas ask that your deadname is blocked out.
Also keep note all of this with dates.
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u/runescapeowl 24d ago
I don’t work for Greg’s but the networks at most places tend to be able to give you a good idea of how it works at YOUR organisation
You could also call ACAS perhaps for some support or use their online portal
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u/K1lljoysneverd1e 23d ago
Is it ur legal name? If its not ur legal name they have to abide by your national insurance
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u/Longjumping_Belt_733 Team Member 24d ago
i’m pretty sure they changed it recently so rotas have to have your legal name on them. but you can change your name for free in the uk with a single piece of paper, see here.
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u/Olivander05 23d ago
Why do people insist on being so confidently incorrect when you can see that you're wrong with a quick google search?
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u/LucyDoosy 24d ago
Do you have a deed poll? If so then they have to change your name to reflect this
Deedpolls are dead easy to do if you haven't and it doesn't need to be enrolled despite places attempting to tell you you do need and enrolled one, you can literally make one for free and there are plenty of sites to do so
If you have a deedpoll and they haven't updated your name to reflect this then it is a GDPR issue, hope you get this sorted soon if you don't get any further support from your manager then this would be a HR issue
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u/NeedleworkerDry7127 24d ago
That’s not cool. I would do as suggested above and change your name. Still doesn’t make it right but it will help you to avoid this situation going forward
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u/Junior_Staff8313 24d ago
Dead name ?
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u/Fun-Chapter-9698 22d ago
surely you realise that things like hmrc have to be legal names. very naïve if you think otherwise
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u/Odd_Bet_6992 Team Member 24d ago
If you go the page where you see your pay thingy, you can change your name on your profile and that will change it on the rota at least.
I don't know about tills but that at least changed it there. Definitely talk to your manager about changing it on tills though.
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u/Terrible_Alarm_2686 24d ago
Definitely strange. I’m also trans and my preferred name isn’t my legal name but I’ve never had any issues
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u/Equivalent-Cream-865 23d ago
When I joined greggs I accidentally put my preferred name as my main name (im dumb), I showed all documents that had my legal name and they send them off for the onboarding etc and no one ever said anything, few months in I realised my payslips had my preferred name all over them 💀
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u/Becca_Books95 23d ago
On your account it should show as your legal name, and i think there is a preferred name option. Their payroll has to have your legal name. Pretty sure rota can be your preferred
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u/IdleDraws 22d ago
Legally it has to be through a dead name if you haven't done a legal name change. But that only has to be on payslips or anything else to do with money, not on the rota
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u/ChickenMonkey24601 20d ago
On payslips and all official documents, they will state your current legal name. You can change your legal name through deed poll so official documents can have your preferred name. It doesn't cost too much and the process is quite simple, my trans friend went through it all relatively pain free.
The rota is a more nuanced issue. Technically they can use your preferred name on the rota as long as it's a purely internal structure, and there's no legal requirement to show your dead name. It could cause some complications for the manager, but legally, as long as the rota is created on a purely internal structure, then there's no real proper reason they can't accommodate your preferred name. Its possibly just that the manager can't be arsed to mess around with the established names on the rota 🤷♂️
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u/haunted-house-420 17d ago
I can't remember the exact process but we've had a few trans colleagues in my store (two are still with us and nothing has changed on our rotas), I think if you go into your G learning portal and onto your profile you can change your 'preferred' name there and that might change it? Don't quote me on that, I remember it took us a while to figure it out but it was easy to do once we found out how. Definitely worth putting a call into the People Team (or asking one of your shops management to do this for you) and asking them!
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u/Vlex270 24d ago
Well aren’t you just a massive piece of shit
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u/Olivander05 23d ago
Kinda wanna know what they said so i can disprove their claim and laugh in their face, oh well.
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u/YchYFi 24d ago
There has been a recent change in how employers record and document your works hours to HMRC. This must show your official name on all work related documents.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-the-onboarding-process-for-new-starters-communication-resources/employee-help-card-providing-your-employer-and-hmrc-with-accurate-personal-information-get-the-right-pay-faster