David, True, butI wouldn't think the owner would take any dismissal action until the employee was asked (in depth) about the investigation. Encountering an attitude or non-responsive, dismissing answers might give the owner something for the file..or not.
Jack --- David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 9, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > The only reason you could have for telling the store owner, is for > > > the store > > owner to be able to fire the employee. It follows from this that if > > > do tell > > the owner, and he does indeed fire the employee, then you are > > responsible > > for the employee losing his job. > > I'm also wondering what would happen if the shop owner did fire the > employee. Depending on local law it might not be possible to get rid > > of someone for any old reason, and he may find himself on the > receiving end of a wrongful dismissal suit. > > - Dave > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com