Wrongful Termination and Unemployment Benefits being appealed.
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Wrongful Termination and Unemployment Benefits being appealed.
I was terminated from Pizza Hut after 2 1/2 years of employment. I was threatened with my job prior to that because of a customer complaint stating I did not satisfy their complaint. I was told that I would no longer be needed if I did not satisfy them. I was told to do whatever was needed. After that, when a customer complained,I would give them a free pizza or breadsticks. I was then terminated for giving away too many coupons in violation of a coupon policy. The policy they terminated me under contradicts the “Satisfy the customer” policy they had in place. Can I win this appeal? Tips?
Asked on July 3, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana
Answers:
J.M.A., Member in Good Standing of the Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this ara of the law. Employees at will can be fired for good bad or no reason at all. What that means is, your boss does not need to give you a reason why he is firing you. In this case, your boss cites to a company policy as the reason for terminating you. While it seems unfair to you as you were simply trying to follow what you boss said about doing what it takes to make customers happy, he can exercise his own discretion for firing you if he believes that you overstepped/failed to follow his instruction. It is unfortunate and does not seem right, but the boss is permitted to do this.
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