Can I get terminated for walking off a job if I was told that I could not clock in until I talked to the district manager?
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Can I get terminated for walking off a job if I was told that I could not clock in until I talked to the district manager?
I was told not to clock in until I talked to the district manager. I waited 2 hours but he didn’t show up. So I left to go across the street to run an errand I was then called and told since I left they were considering that walking off the job and I was no longer employed. I then told them I did not walk off the job. You have to be on the clock to walk off the job and since I was told that I could not clock-in, I was not liable to work the hours I was scheduled because they chose to
change my schedule not me, I showed up when I was supposed to.
Asked on November 2, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If you you did not have a written employment contract guarantying or protecting your employment (e.g. preventing you from being fired for this reason), you were an employee at will. An employee at will may be terminated at any time, for any reason, even if you disagree with the employer's reason or explanation. They could terminate you simply because they wanted to, and you have no right to your job--again, unless you had a written employment contract. So without that contract, yes, you could be terminated for this reason.
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