Have you ever been accused of doing something you did not do at your workplace? In this post, we'll look at what you need to do when such situation arises.
If you did not do it, ask the boss how they propose to compensate you for their egregious assertion.
Along with monetary compensation, advise the boss that you will be seeking an acknowledgement in writing that the boss formally retracts the accusation and recognizes that it was completely unsubstantiated.
That the fault for the false accusation lies entirely with them, and that your future employment and advancement within the company will in no way be adversely affected by this or any other unfounded suspicion.
If the boss transmits the accusation to anyone else, this might be defamatory and you may be able to lodge civil proceedings against the boss and/or the company.
If you are fired, or otherwise compromised in your working role or career in a way that is attributable to the accusation, you may be able to lodge civil proceedings against the boss and/or the company.
I would contact an employment lawyer at the earliest opportunity, and recognize that realistically, whatever you do the employment relationship is probably now irretrievable soured, and that your best option now might be a negotiated exit package.
This is where the lawyer would help - the threat of legal action may make it worth paying you a good severance package to avoid the expense and risk and adverse publicity of defending court action.
Even if you are completely vindicated via due process, you will probably be disliked and resented by the boss for exposing their behaviour, and seen as a troublemaker - so may well be overlooked for promotion, assigned the worst jobs within the company, and let go at the first opportunity, for reasons officially unrelated to the accusation.
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