chateau062098
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I need help!
I was fired for accusations of theft of wages. First of all, I am INNOCENT! (just wanted to make that clear).
I work as a Human Resource Generalist of a company that provides HR services for other companies. My job, as you might imagine, involves a great deal of sensitive information.
What I was accused of is adding additional hours to my overtime pay and receiving a bonus that didn't belong to me.
A little about the process
At my job, I process payroll for my department, along with another employee (which I trained). Our employees submit their timesheets to us, and we ultimately send the report in a read and print only file that is sent to payroll for processing of the actual check. My coworker and I exchange the employee hours in an excel worksheet for peer proofing. At this point, the file is editable. I do last names A - K and my coworker does L - Z. My name happens to fall on L - Z. After we proof the report, the excel sheet is then switched between the two of us. After we proof that one, the report is converted into a "read only, print only" file and sent to payroll.
The accusation was that after submitting my own timesheet to payroll, during the proofing process, I changed my own overtime hours. The report is then submitted by my coworker in the protected file. I have nothing to do with the creation of the protected file. However, l DO have access to my hours prior to that file being sent to payroll. During the peering process, I only see "employee IDs" and not any names.
I am perfectly happy with the pay that I have received, and was not hurting for money. I didn't always check my paystub (maybe my mistake). My check was always deposited automatically into my account, so I never thought too much about it. Now, it is their word against mine, from what I see.
My theory is that my coworker has a bone to pick with me or was jealous of my position. I work HARD and get lots of praising emails and have received bonuses for my hard work. BUT, I cannot prove that she did it. AND, I cannot prove that I DID NOT do it. No one has ANY proof except for the document that differs from the timesheet that was turned in.
WHAT DO I DO!?
I am worried about getting another job considering they will inaccurately paint a picture of me when considering a new job.
I am also worried that they will ask me to pay back the money back.
I was fired for accusations of theft of wages. First of all, I am INNOCENT! (just wanted to make that clear).
I work as a Human Resource Generalist of a company that provides HR services for other companies. My job, as you might imagine, involves a great deal of sensitive information.
What I was accused of is adding additional hours to my overtime pay and receiving a bonus that didn't belong to me.
A little about the process
At my job, I process payroll for my department, along with another employee (which I trained). Our employees submit their timesheets to us, and we ultimately send the report in a read and print only file that is sent to payroll for processing of the actual check. My coworker and I exchange the employee hours in an excel worksheet for peer proofing. At this point, the file is editable. I do last names A - K and my coworker does L - Z. My name happens to fall on L - Z. After we proof the report, the excel sheet is then switched between the two of us. After we proof that one, the report is converted into a "read only, print only" file and sent to payroll.
The accusation was that after submitting my own timesheet to payroll, during the proofing process, I changed my own overtime hours. The report is then submitted by my coworker in the protected file. I have nothing to do with the creation of the protected file. However, l DO have access to my hours prior to that file being sent to payroll. During the peering process, I only see "employee IDs" and not any names.
I am perfectly happy with the pay that I have received, and was not hurting for money. I didn't always check my paystub (maybe my mistake). My check was always deposited automatically into my account, so I never thought too much about it. Now, it is their word against mine, from what I see.
My theory is that my coworker has a bone to pick with me or was jealous of my position. I work HARD and get lots of praising emails and have received bonuses for my hard work. BUT, I cannot prove that she did it. AND, I cannot prove that I DID NOT do it. No one has ANY proof except for the document that differs from the timesheet that was turned in.
WHAT DO I DO!?
I am worried about getting another job considering they will inaccurately paint a picture of me when considering a new job.
I am also worried that they will ask me to pay back the money back.
