One of my co-workers received a write up she doesn't agree with and she refused to sign it. HR told her she is required to sign it and if she doesn't she would be immediately terminated. In all my years of working I have NEVER heard such a thing. Please, if possible provide a website stating the fact if at all possible . I live in Illinois
2007-12-28 13:08:00 · 7 answers · asked by eveiverson3 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
Whether she signs it or not, in reality, is irrelevant. The signing of it doesn't mean she agrees with it, only that she saw it. If she doesn't sign it, I write on there, "given on 12/28/07 at 7:00 pm...Jane Doe refused to sign." If a witness was in the room (which I always have if I'm giving a write up to a member of the opposite sex), I would have that person sign as a witness that the person did in fact receive the write up and refused to sign it. I've never fired anyone for refusing to sign, I could care less if they sign, it still goes in their file either way and it is perfectly legal to put in their file without their signature. If the person was someone who I truly wanted to fire on the spot, I'd just fire them. I don't need a reason to fire them in my state, as the law says I can fire them for any reason or no reason. Of course, in practice, I would have reasons to fire the person other than refusal to sign the write up as its not good business to just go around firing good workers.
2007-12-28 14:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by ajsnskool 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Write Up At Work Law
2017-01-09 19:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has seen it, she must sign it. She is allowed to write "Signed under duress" and put her name. The other responder is correct in saying that signing only means you have been shown the document, not that you agree with it.
Almost all workers outside Civil Service work at the pleasure or displeasure of their employers. If the employees' handbook says it must be signed, then she has two choices: 1) sign and 2) go job-hunting.
2007-12-28 13:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even if you don't sign it, it stays in your record. You can't be fired for not signing it, as it is a legal document and you are lying if you sign your name to something untrue. But you can be fired for insubordination....
I didn't sign a write up and didn't get fired though. We were fighting with each other so she wrote up a bunch of stuff from when we weren't fighting, including stuff months back and she made up a bunch of stuff too, LOL. So I didn't sign it coz she made up some of it. Oh well. That was my last job, and in Ohio. She told me she didn't need me signing it anyway coz it doesn't matter if I agree or not.
2007-12-28 13:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by dumbuglyweirdo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was once wrote up for something I didnt agree with. I signed it but put my side of what I thought happened on the paper as well. Later the boss that wrote me up was terminated and after reviewing my file (upon my request) the write up was shredded. Hope this helps
2007-12-28 14:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by queenbee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She isn't legally required to sign it - but if she refuses, they can legally terminate her. It's very common to require the employee to sign a writeup or appraisal, as acknowledgement that they have received it.
Usually if someone disagrees with a writeup or an appraisal, they are allowed to attach comments to it saying why they disagree. She should ask if that would be allowed.
2007-12-29 02:16:30 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can be fired for any (or no) reason in most cases. If they want to fire her, they can probably do so.
Signing it simply says that she acknowledges that she has received it and been talked to. It does not say she agrees with it.
Tell her to quit be stubborn and sign it, then make sure that she does not do anything even close to the behavior they claim she did.
2007-12-28 13:11:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋