Broke something at work..

big_white_dog84 said:
If my company charged me for breaking something, fooling about or not, I'd be out the door immediately.
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Like if you hit something with your keyboard? :D

If you do something as a result of mucking about, of course you should pay for it. You'd probably be out the door if you refused to pay anyway.
 
JonRohan said:
It is a 37" LCD. Trouble is we have four identical units in which are EOL and can't be purchased new. :(.

Cost for replacement part is £1500 :o
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It seems strange that it can't be replaced with a modern equivilent, but if this really is the case, has your company thought of looking on auction sites or online generally, either for the part, or another TV that has that part?
 
They can't legally charge you if it was in the course of your work. This is because of vicarious liability. This vicarious liability extends pretty far.

For example a guy whose job it was to drive a delivery van decided to drive it home to pick up his lunch. They were specifically told they weren't supposed to use the van for their own uses. Whilst driving home he crashed into something (sorry bad memory) and the employer was held liable for the damage as he was deemed to still be acting in the course of his employment. Basically they said his job was driving the van, that's what he was doing. Even though he wasn't supposed to be driving it to and from home, driving it was still his job and, as such, he was acting in the course of his employment.

The question really is could a manager ask you to perform that activity without taking liberties. Could your manager tell you to go do whatever it was you were doing without you saying 'that's not what I do, that's not part of my job at all'. If they could then vicarious liability applies and they are liable for the damage - in this case to their own equipment.

If you were pratting around you could well be disciplined though.
 
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i dropped a pallet of smirnoff at work couple of weeks ago..
spinning round too fast on forklift:rolleyes: wasnt too bad considering lost around 100 bottles
didnt get charged though:cool:
 
I'd say only an absolute **** of a company would dock you for this. Accidents happen, and businesses have insurance to cover this. At the end of the day, it's up to them. If it's the kind of business where you actually feel valued as an employee, they're unlikely to dock you as they obviously care about staff morale/worth etc. If they're a rotating door human farm, be prepared to pay.
 
The company probably wouldnt claim through insurance if they have a high excess. If you accidentally made something fall over/drop though you could start talking about health and safety issues and get them to make sure the other three screens are more secure. Luckily, you had a near miss, things could have been much worse, what if it was a customer etc.....
 
i veryt much doubt they will ask you to pay for it! they might be some disciplinary action but its a bit harsh to ask to pay for it.
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
Were you supposed to be using it when you broke it?
Can it be attributed to wear and tear?
Did you use it beyond it standard operating procedures?

Finally....Can you blame someone else?
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Firstly did they see you break it? If not...... silence my friend hehe
 
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