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My employer has set up a ‘management’ training to be done by a fellow manager. This manager has no credentials and is known for being difficult to work with and his own employees have issues. He is to train us and mentor us one on one regarding how to deal with employees and conduct business. I have had several encounters with him where he has be littled employees, his and others. New Link Destination
ld someone they weren’t worth what they get paid. He has no formal training in any of the areas he is going to teach. Can my employer force me into training with him? What can they do if I refuse? I also do not want to be one on one with him as he talks so horribly about others I don’t want to be apart of it.
Asked on October 4, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Your employer can choose whoever it wants to train you, unless doing so violates the terms of a union agreement or employment contract. The fact is that most employment is "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, you can either accept training with this co-worker, refuse such training but risk termination, or quit.
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