Taylor was disciplined for sending a personal e-mail using a company computer. When he reviewed the employee handbook, he could find no mention of this being an infraction. When he brought this up with his manager, he was told that he “should have known better.” This disciplinary action appears to violate which Just Cause test?
A. Did the company give the employee forewarning or foreknowledge of the possible or probable disciplinary consequences of the employee’s conduct?
B. Has the company applied its rules, orders, and penalties evenhandedly and without discrimination to all employees?
C. Upon investigation, was there substantial evidence or proof that the employee was guilty as charged?
D. Was the company’s investigation conducted fairly and objectively?
A. Did the company give the employee forewarning or foreknowledge of the possible or probable disciplinary consequences of the employee’s conduct?
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