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I was recently asked to advise on a unique situation. A local employer (ABC Company) recent fired an employee for stealing supplies and other dishonest activity. Since then, more potential criminal activity has transpired between the ex-employee and the ABC Company and is under investigation.
On top of that, the employer has become aware that the previous employee has been recently hired to work at another larger company in the same industry. Due to the nature of their businesses, this employees continued action has the potential to harm and/or affect others.
Although the company never contacted ABC Company for a reference, and obviously failed to complete any background checks, ABC Company feels that the ethical thing to do would be to contact the new company and warn them.
Obligation or not should they issue their warning?
Posted November 29th, 2007 by Camille - Posted in Human Resources | |
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on November 29th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
I feel that they should warn the other company as I am pretty sure they would want the same in return.
on November 30th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Part of me feels like they should warn the other company.
But on another side, if the company contacts the new company under no obligation, is this now retaliation against the employee for the losses the first company experienced?
This could become a sticky situation. The company has already experienced their loss and will hopefully take the measures to recover from the former employee. To take the step to jeopardize the employee from another job seems a bit much. How would they recover anything from the employee if they are not working at all.
Also, if the new company didn’t bother to check references or background checks they may not really even care if the former employer called at all.
I just think these are fine lines…..