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Culpability surrounding following managers instructions?

Sleepy · 2008-02-13 10:58:04

Would someone have legal recourse if they were sacked for following managers instructions that are outside the operating procedures of their role? For instance, if someone in a retail environment was never provided training regarding these operating procedures and merely handed them to read in their own free time and their…

13-02-2008 10:58am

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Would someone have legal recourse if they were sacked for following managers instructions that are outside the operating procedures of their role?

For instance, if someone in a retail environment was never provided training regarding these operating procedures and merely handed them to read in their own free time and their manager subsequently instructed them to carry out over-rides etc that would go against the company's fraud controls would this consist of the 'gross negligence' required for that person to lose their job?

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#2 13-02-2008 12:37pm

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It depends. It is a matter of facts rather than a matter of law. It also sounds like you are seeking legal advice for a specific matter, so I'm closing this thread.

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