What defines retaliation and insubordination?
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What defines retaliation and insubordination?
I am a maintenance supervisor. I have an employee under me that cannot learn the skills
needed to accomplish the job. He has been here over 3 years and has had adequate training. I went to the property manager and all I get is excuses and said employee knows my complaint the next day. I went above my managers head to the owner and repeated complaint and that I received no help from my manager. Employee was moved to a different position and we were told to not give the details, just that owners wanted a change. New Link Destination
day is the very next day and I have been told by employees that they know I tried to get him fired. My manager shared the info with the employee that we were instructed not to share.
Asked on February 8, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Kentucky
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Retalaition in a workplace setting as to do with unfavorable treatment after complaining about discrimination or wage/hour concerns. Based on the facts presented, this does not apply to your situation. Further, there is not right to confientiality in the owrkplace. Accordingly, while breaching your confidence may have been unprofessional, it was legal. Insubordination does not apply here.
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