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I am currently under a two-week suspension for violating a policy at my job. They told me within the two-week time frame they'll determine whether or not I'm going to remain an employee or be fired. The policy they are stating I violated is not in writing anywhere and I don't even have a copy of it. When the policy was verbally given to me I sent a very detailed email to my supervisor explaining some serious ethical concerns about what my employer was doing and potentially violating the Privacy rights of our clients. If I am in fact terminated, I don't know if it would be for misconduct, insubordination, or severe misconduct. I don't know if violating a policy that's not in writing would even count as a severe misconduct. Does being suspended prior to termination influence the decision maker one way or the other?
First, your employment with your present employer could be nearing its end. I would advise seeking employment elsewhere.
Second, violating a policy not established and not in writing should be addressed. My concern is if the employer is at will, it could suspend and terminate its employees for any reason.
I am currently under a two-week suspension for violating a policy at my job. They told me within the two-week time frame they'll determine whether or not I'm going to remain an employee or be fired. The policy they are stating I violated is not in writing anywhere and I don't even have a copy of it. When the policy was verbally given to me I sent a very detailed email to my supervisor explaining some serious ethical concerns about what my employer was doing and potentially violating the Privacy rights of our clients. If I am in fact terminated, I don't know if it would be for misconduct, insubordination, or severe misconduct. I don't know if violating a policy that's not in writing would even count as a severe misconduct. Does being suspended prior to termination influence the decision maker one way or the other?
Don't you just love those posts leaving out the most important detail?
What type of jobs suspend people? I've only seen folks given a POD or fired.
Jobs where "progressive discipline" is necessary before termination (e.g. written into a contract). Also, even though employment is "at will" in most places, a cautious employer will take the proper steps to guard against a lawsuit. Just as an "at will" employer can do whatever it wants, a former employee is "at will" to file a lawsuit whenever he or she wants.
Hi,
This is the "OP", I didn't think I had received any responses until I got an email this morning. I was terminated from position a few days into the suspension period. The company offered a severance package which is not a typical for them. Of course, there was a confidential nondisclosure agreement/waiver of any legal claims attached to severance which I had to have reviewed by a lawyer. I did file for Unemployment and am waiting for the telephone hearing. Fortunately, I started getting interviews for new jobs as soon as I published by resume. I started some contract work and have 2nd interview for FT position, I may not need to collect at all. Thanks for the info to those who responded!
The severance part of this is interesting.
They wanted to keep you quiet about something.
Not necessarily. I was a supervisor at a company for 20+ years and every employee who was terminated was offered a severance package -- usually not a large amount of money, but enough to encourage him/her to sign the agreement not to sue or discuss the firing with anyone.
It's cheaper for a company to pay a small severance package than to fight the firing in court, even if the firing is for good cause.
And, if one person who gets fired leaks the amount of severance package to another person who gets fired, you can bet there may be a lawsuit over the discrepancy.
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