Introduction
There are many cases involving junior employees faking accusations against the senior employees around the world. The intention by the junior employees to do this is often dependent on the individual employees and their work environments. However, the impact of their slander is adverse as it can lead to the dismissal of the top leaders (Kenyon, 2013). When CEOs are fired because of false accusations by the junior officers, the legal directors of the company are deemed to have failed in protecting the CEOs against false accusations. They are the ones mandated to ensure that everything within organizations run well and no individual suffers any unjust attack. As a result, it is necessary for the board of trustees to be vigilant to note and stop any attempt by employees to hurt the top management on baseless accusations. The United Kingdom law forbids against any unjust accusations on individuals for selfish gain (Kenyon, 2016). The law is strict on punishing slanderous individuals, and the board of trustees in any organization can charge and punish slanderous employees. The following study shows some strategies that boards of trustees can use when protecting their top managers from unfair attacks from the junior employees.
The Board of Trustees and Protection of Top Managers
The Boards of Trustees are expected to understand well the laws governing the conduct of employees. They should be able to comprehend and interpret the law well for them to assure all employees optimal protection against any unfair attacks by colleagues (Tilley, 2011). For example, the United Kingdom Law strictly forbids individuals from maliciously creating accusations against others to achieve personal targets. The law provides that any such individual should be held criminal and thus be punished accordingly (Kenyon, 2016). They should be in a position to understand the law and the relevant steps to take to ensure justice is served to malicious employees.
The board of trustees needs to help the employees understand the law and the possible repercussions they are likely to face when they accuse others wrongly. Through this, the board of trustees should educate employees on the requirements of the law regarding their conduct. They should not only seek persecution to errand employees without letting them know when and why they can be legally charged. In fact, the board of trustee’s...
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