Kalevu is in big trouble at his workplace. About 3 weeks ago, his uncle in the village called him about a very good deal. One of the neighbours was very sick and was selling 5 acres of land with coffee at 9 million. Kalevu immediately called a money lender who was advertising on Facebook, and he received a ‘salary loan’ which was to be repaid in February 2024. The money lender took his Staff ID, Medical Insurance Card and gave Kalevu the loan.
Now the trouble is, the HR at Kalevu’s workplace has asked for the Staff ID so that she can issue new ones, and those who do not have them and did not report them missing will face disciplinary action. Kalevu is worried because the HR warned everyone not to share their cards with anyone.
Should Kalevu just confess and if he does, can he be fired for this?
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
An ID (Identification Card) is any document is used to identify or associate a person with a place or group. For example, a National ID is proof that you are a citizen of your country. Similarly, a Staff ID is one of the ways that the world can identify you as an employee/worker in that company.
There is no law that determines what you can use or not use your staff ID for. However, since this is the way that the company/ your employer shows their association with you, the Staff ID is not your personal property. Instead, it is the property of the company. This is why when a person is fired from their job, they are asked to return the Staff ID as part of the company property.
So if the Human resource policy (rules company employees follow) says you cannot use the company property for personal reasons without permission from the company then you cannot use the Staff ID for things such as security for a loan without permission otherwise you may have committed an act of indiscipline according to the rules of the company.
Source: BarefootLawyers
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