GlockRDH
Regular Member
looks like Ill have to get a shoulder rig to carry under the scrubs...will probably be the easiest way.
I would double check with somebody. Most places have an anonymous number you can call to ask questions.
Congrats. I would double check with somebody. Most places have an anonymous number you can call to ask questions. You don't want to get fired before you get paid. If they really have no policy, congrats on finding a job that actually lets you carry. 99% of businesses don't allow it.
I would not ask. Asking may result in either being told no or the next handbook may have such a rule. Let the issue be brought up by your employer if at all.
Our handbook says "no weapons on company property" not even in your own car... But... That's all about to change.
Our handbook says "no weapons on company property" not even in your own car... But... That's all about to change.
Just because it is not in the handbook doesn't mean it's not a policy. I wouldn't want to be told no but I wouldn't want to get fired for violating some obscure "workplace violence" policy. I just got hired at a new job as well, nothing in the handbook. However when I looked on their internal "internet" they had a policy and it was a first-time termination offense. I see why calling might not be a good idea but at least do a little more research before carrying.
If somebody thinks some employees respect my company's no weapons police on company property, they are wrong. It's not enforceable with any criminal penalty. How much infringement of rights will somebody tolerate? This will limit you from carrying anywhere after work hours too when running errands!
What you are given in the employee handbook is what you, and they, have to live with. If the handbook you were given does not state a weapons policy, and they have a weapons policy, they cannot apply it to you. You were not formally informed.
There is no way they can legally do anything but tell you to leave the gun at home. It would be "wrongful dismissal" suit time if they tried to fire you over something they did not ell you, personally, you could not do. This includes senior executive "at will" contracts.
Forget what they have posted on the web site, YOUR handbook is YOUR rules. I have been a grunt hourly employee, a salaried empoyee, and a business owner...that the exempt and non-exempt handbooks are different is not by accident...
Not necessarily true. Handbooks are just that. They are intended to introduce new employees to the company and give them badic information about how the company operates. No handbook tells you everything you need to know for the job, i.e. You learn from experience. A company is not required to put everything in the handbook and they can enforce any policy they wish as long as you had access to it. Whether employees choose to read every policy is a different story. The company I work for has about twenty policies covered in their handbook. They have an additional 50-60 policies that employees are expected to follow. I stand by my statement to do a little research before carrying.