A friend at work received a gift certificate from another company, it was for all her hard work and time, the gift certificate is for 100.00 address to her specifically. She told her supervisor of the gift certificate and she was told that she can not accept it and she has to give it back. It would be seen as a "bribe" and it was against company policy.
She doesnt want to give it back being she sees it as a gift of apprecaition and not a bribe. She looked up the company policy and it doesnt state where any dollar amount would be seen as a bribe. She talked to her manager and she was told that she had to return it and if she spent it she would have to replace it with her own money. Then she also was told that there is a law in RI where you can not receive gifts of any kind. The manager told her that the law in RI superceeds the company policy. Is there such a law? And can she keep it being it was a gift of apprecation?
She doesnt want to give it back being she sees it as a gift of apprecaition and not a bribe. She looked up the company policy and it doesnt state where any dollar amount would be seen as a bribe. She talked to her manager and she was told that she had to return it and if she spent it she would have to replace it with her own money. Then she also was told that there is a law in RI where you can not receive gifts of any kind. The manager told her that the law in RI superceeds the company policy. Is there such a law? And can she keep it being it was a gift of apprecation?