Archived Wrong Team Member Terminated.

[AmICrazy]

Last week at our store we had a mother/daughter duo who were terminated, because of what I am guessing is thief. Well in any event the wrong person was terminated in the system by the ETL HR and our clerical team member had to call HROC to get this fixed. This wrong person had to do a paper punch correct for at least one day last week. Also the person that was really terminated had to be called back into the store, as she was owed more pay. In addition the person that was mistakenly terminated had to fill out a paper punch correction form. Really just hope that everything gets fixed and she don't lose any vacation time.

 

[catrainer]

woooooops!

 

[oath2order]

That had to have been an awkward phone call

 

[consume]

PTO

 

[Amaazingdude]

Wrongful termination....This could be a million dollar mistake...someone made.

 

[Bosch]

You just don't ever get that wrong.. You don't get that wrong ever. Whoever is doing paperwork there needs to be fired.. One time is a once in a lifetime mistake, twice? You have proven you can't be trusted with more than a broom..

 

[Signkitty]

Wrongful termination....This could be a million dollar mistake...someone made.

Depends on the state, an at will state can term you for anything or nothing.

 

[Bosch]

Wrongful termination....This could be a million dollar mistake...someone made.

Depends on the state, an at will state can term you for anything or nothing.

Its not at will when they term you via mistake.. That is not covered under at will.. That is straight incompetence, which should be punished harshly.

 

[tarZHAYnotTarGET]

Usually, you can still sue for wrongful termination in an at-will state.

Granted, your chances of success are much lower, because the nature of at-will employment is designed to protect the employer, but if you have solid documentation and a good reason, you may be able to get an attorney to take the case

 

[oath2order]

Well if it goes to court and Target loses, you can bet that you'll be needing a new ETL-HR soon.

Do you have any "dead-end" stores in your district? Cause that's where your ETL-HR is headed

 

[PinkZinnia]

Suing costs a lot of money. Takes a lot of the courts times and a lot more out of your pocket. Real court is nothing like you see on TV.. It was a mistake. Mistakes happen. Yes, a messed up mistake, but still a mistake. And it was fixed yes?

 

[commiecorvus]

Since it was fixed I don't see that there's any case but yeah, the person who handles the paperwork needs to find a new job.

 

[Amaazingdude]

Wrongful termination....This could be a million dollar mistake...someone made.

Depends on the state, an at will state can term you for anything or nothing.

True. But....they termed the wrong person.

Suing costs a lot of money. Takes a lot of the courts times and a lot more out of your pocket. Real court is nothing like you see on TV.. It was a mistake. Mistakes happen. Yes, a messed up mistake, but still a mistake. And it was fixed yes?

the team member can still sue for emotion damages.

 

[Nauzhror]

True. But....they termed the wrong person.

Not sure why this matters. They can term that person for any reason. Arbitrary or not. Whether a mistake or not, they could terminate both people without cause so it really changes nothing.

 

[Amaazingdude]

True. But....they termed the wrong person.

Not sure why this matters. They can term that person for any reason. Arbitrary or not. Whether a mistake or not, they could terminate both people without cause so it really changes nothing.

That is true...but they gave a cause which makes it illegal.

For example I'm going to term GSA Sara because she is black and I tell her that's why I'm doing it .

 

[Nauzhror]

True. But....they termed the wrong person.

Not sure why this matters. They can term that person for any reason. Arbitrary or not. Whether a mistake or not, they could terminate both people without cause so it really changes nothing.

That is true...but they gave a cause which makes it illegal.

For example I'm going to term GSA Sara because she is black and I tell her that's why I'm doing it .

That seems a poor example. Terminating upon race is illegal. There's no laws broken by terminating upon mistake, it's just a hassle, and embarrassing for the person who made the mistake.

 

[Amaazingdude]

True. But....they termed the wrong person.

Not sure why this matters. They can term that person for any reason. Arbitrary or not. Whether a mistake or not, they could terminate both people without cause so it really changes nothing.

That is true...but they gave a cause which makes it illegal.

For example I'm going to term GSA Sara because she is black and I tell her that's why I'm doing it .

That seems a poor example. Terminating upon race is illegal. There's no laws broken by terminating upon mistake, it's just a hassle, and embarrassing for the person who made the mistake.

Okay better example. The team member in question could claim that the person who made the mistake was a racist and termed her hoping no one would notice. What ever happened a good lawyer could tie this case up in civil court for months.

 

[Nauzhror]

I still don't see it. The person who was wrongly fired didn't even need to be told it was a mistake, if Target wanted to save face they could have just let her think it was intentional, and still didn't legally deserve a reason why she was fired. Legal burden to prove why is upon her, not Target when dealing with at-will employment. She'd have to prove it was due to a illegal form of discrimination, they wouldn't need to prove it wasn't.

 

[tellmeaboutatime]

I am just a little curious as to how the original poster knows all of this information? Some of this sounds very suspect at best. People are termed in error occasionally. It can be as simple as terming them too early. Also this type of information is usually on a need to know basis, If the intended term person was missing hours they would not have to come into the store to "fix" hours. That is also a quick simple fix. It does sound like mistakes were made, but also like there may be additional facts added on. Don't ever get caught up in this kind of gossip, just a little tip from someone who has been around a really long time....

 

[mrknownothing]

The contents of this thread have left me unable to even.