Confidentiality

[teerach94]

My question is if I decided to file a complaint on my supervisor and I email her boss the complaint and instead of responding to me he tells her is this considered a breach of confidentiality? Also can I sue for this?

 

[army judge]

My question is if I decided to file a complaint on my supervisor and I email her boss the complaint and instead of responding to me he tells her is this considered a breach of confidentiality? Also can I sue for this?

What would you sue someone for, and who do you think you can sue?

When you do bring a lawsuit, you must also prove up damages.

What are your damages?

What financial loss have you suffered?

Bear in mind, you have no claim against your employer for a civil lawsuit in which you could prevail, from what I see.

I do see the possibility you being terminated in the near future, summarily and without explanation, which would be perfectly legal.

I think you've begun constructing your exit strategy, and it never had to happened.

Its usually pointless to complain about some perceived (or even real) slight by a supervisor, if you wish to retain your gainful employment status, even if you think your presence is necessary.

If your employment conditions are intolerable, its usually best just to resign and move on to greener pastures.

 

[shrinkmaster]

Was there a documented promise of anonymity? Example some company's have an "alert line" where you can voice complaints without giving your name.

 

[txls]

You shouldn't have had any expectation of confidentiality. If you go over your supervisor's head and make a complaint, you should have expected her boss to discuss the matter with her, if for no reason other than to get her side of the story.

 

[shrinkmaster]

Agreed but the OP seems to have a presumption of anonymity. I made statement I did in case there was such a policy or if it was an assumption. I certainly agree it would be required to get other party's version of issue. In doing so they might need to name person or it could be easily figured out.

 

[txls]

Emailing her supervisors boss doesn't sound like an anonymous hotline situation.

 

[shrinkmaster]

I understand but again is there a policy within her employment that allows a complaint to be taken anonymously? Alert line or not. Trying to discern if this is a policy violation or a presumption by OP I can guessing the later

 

[cbg]

There is nothing whatsoever that suggests any legally binding presumption of anonymity.

 

[Betty3]

Generally in those anonymous hotline situations, you have to notify a certain person/dept. In OP's case, this doesn't sound like OP had any anonymous protection.

 

[army judge]

Read the fine print, even when anonymity is promised.

 

[ElleMD]

The company might have a policy of keeping complaints anonymous, which I doubt, but there are no laws which protect anonymity. The company could take out an ad in the newspaper and it would be legal.