What canI do if I my co-workers are falsely accusing meof having an affiar with my boss?
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What canI do if I my co-workers are falsely accusing meof having an affiar with my boss?
A female colleague and I are constantly being accused of having an affair. She is my boss, and was responsible for promoting me to her assistant (a position that I worked very hard for 7 years to obtain). I earned my position but our co-workers feel that I did not. They constantly call our HR department to complain of our alleged indiscretions, claiming among other things, that we are having an affair and that she is showing favoritism towards me because of our friendship. Their allegations are totally false and always have been. What should we do about this situation?
Asked on March 25, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Well may I ask: what is HR doing about it all? If there are complaints being made you need to address the matter with your Human Resources Department as well. Do you have an employee manual or some form of protocol in place for airing grievances? I think that you need to dump this on Human Resources and formally ask them to help stop the matter. If they will not do so or if the try and nothing comes of it then I would seek consultation from an attorney n your area on the matter. You can not stop those type of people from always thinking the worst but in many instances you can indeed stop them from saying it. They are defaming you and your boss and you need to make sure that your company is aware of the matter and held accountable. Good luck.
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