My daughter and 13 others were terminated from a large corporation and they called her father although she is an adult and they told her father before she had a chance to tell him. Is this against her privacy? They did not contact any other associates parents as they were all adults. Her father is employed by the same company. Is this legal?
2006-10-30 09:10:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If they work at the same company, then someone just leaked that info to her father. If HR did it, there might be an issue with that (although I doubt it, could just be one of those things to keep him in the loop so that he no longer tells her any company info that is private). Also, if someone knows him and/or her, and picked up the phone to say, "hey jim, you know those 13 folks terminated today? your daughter was one of them." then that would be chalked up to the grapevine, and the company wouldn't be responsible.
2006-10-30 09:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by Manny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not illegal to tell anyone that someone has been terminated. This is not protected information. But it is rude. I see that the father works for the same company, so they are trying to not create bad feelings with the father since he will continue to be employeed there. Tough call on the company's part, they are tring to be sensitive to the father, but to do that they are being insensitive to the daughter. In the end, I guess they decide to be sensitive to the father, as he is the one that will continue to be employeed there.
2006-10-30 09:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by xorosho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a labor law expert, but I agree with the others that say there is nothing illegal about it. There is certainly a need to keep other employees informed as to who is or is not working for the company. I think you're looking at it from the wrong perspective. They weren't telling her father as if she were a child and her father's input was needed in some way, but to keep up a good rapport. Would you want one of your employees to find out you fired their daughter from the emotional daughter, or from her manager? How would her father feel if he had not been informed? It's better business on their part to tell her father themselves.
I don't see how keeping employees informed as to who works there is illegal.
2006-10-30 09:36:40 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is a law that says you can't tell anyone about a future termination. After all you have to tell the managers beforehand. Terminations can be planned well in advance. They probably told him as a cop-out for not wanting to tell her themselves, or because he has been with the company longer and they wanted to prepare him for his daughters termination. Since he probably referred her they wanted him to know how that turned out.
2006-10-30 09:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by romulusnr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't legal- but does it really matter? Unless her father killed her in response does it really matter? Get over it stop trying to figure out a way to sue this company so you and your daughter don't have to work. What are you upset about- your daughter losing her job or her father knowing?
2006-10-30 09:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In view of the fact that they both worked for the same company I would have to say it really depended upon exactly what relationship they had in their work. If they worked closely together it would not be illegal for them to contact him and to advise him that he will no longer be working with her.
Then to - since he worked for the same company it sooner or later would be common knowledge to everyone there, including him - that she was gone so again it appears doubtful whether this violated her privacy to any extent.
You have presented a very weak case for any invasion of privacy.
Sorry about that.
2006-10-30 09:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not illegal. That she worked there was not a matter of confidentiality. Did they tell WHY she was let go? That MIGHT be confidential, but they could have posted her name on the wall as part of a list of terminated persons. Other people may very well have need to know who works there and who doesn't.
I wouldn't do it for my company, but I could.
2006-10-30 09:14:45 · answer #7 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on if the father asked. It was probably someone who had the in. Is it right? No. Did it happen? Yes. Should you sue and tie up the court in hopes to get money out of something as stupid as that? NO!
2006-10-30 09:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by Karrien Sim Peters 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably did it out of respect for her father. Employment is not subject to privacy. A company can say who works for them and who does not. It might have been embarrassing for her, but they broke no law.
2006-10-30 09:14:12 · answer #9 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that is legal. Sounds like the only reason they called him is because he works for the company as well. I would be very mad!
2006-10-30 09:13:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋