I have a friend that did something that was considered a breech of confidentiality....?

Question

My friend works for a hair salon and she made friends with someone else there. when that someone else quit, my friend got her the names of her clients that liked her so she could take them with her to her new salon. The salon owner found out that one of the girls gave the info and they are going after the girl that quit to get to the girl that gave her the names. What is going to happen to my friend. She thinks she will be fired but what else could happen.

Answer 1

Your friend is likely to be fired for just cause and not be able to collect unemployment, but highly doubtful she will be sued civially by the salon owner as it would be hard to prove how much business the owner actually lost as a result of the client list being divulged by your friend to a former co-worker.

In the future, your friend (and you and any one else reading this) needs to keep in mind when it comes to business, your loyalties should be to the person/business that signs your paycheck.

Answer 2

Actually, NO ONE can tell you what will happen to your friend because we don't know her employment status (employee or IC).

Regardless, the minimum that will happen is termination. The most is civil suit for theft of business records.

The outcome is dependent upon BOTH your friend's and the other girls' employment relationship with the salon.

Answer 3

Your friend will be terminated if they discover she in fact did what she did. If the 'friend' denies that anyone supplied the information, and that the customers went with her of their own free will, then nothing will happen.
What she did was obviously wrong. I hope she learns from the experience.
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Answer 4

I don't know, but whatever it is she deserves it.

Answer 5

buisness is buisness do what ya gota do