https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9McnAOPZTj0

In a working system country; NO
In Nigeria; YES

I don’t know where you work but the civil service rules says it is incumbent on the civil servant to obtain and comply with the public service rules. However their are ground norms that are usually codified like absenteeism, lateness, inappropriate dressing, use of fowl language and so forth. If guilty of any of the ground norms claiming ignorance may not help you

Holybaddo:
Are you new in this Country

Thank you for that question

NO

Well many businesses don't have a code of conduct document

As for a copy of a code of conduct document, read code 27, if you have violated it, just quietly and politely answer the query and state that you were not aware of this violation since you hadn't been issued with the document upon employment

Offpoint1:
Tell us your f/cked-ups first before enquiring the code of conducts... What the hell did you do that warrant the query?

Query is not always given on first offense, are you a repeat-offender?

Sorry this is how I interpret your post "Hi guys! I just F my boss PA, but there was no code given to me that says I can't F my boss PA... is my boss right giving me query"?

I have been given query on first offense I did not commit, but because I did not report the person that committed the offense. So na naija we dey

dubezra:
I was giving a query in my place of work(2nd month of employment), my boss stated the code(code 27) in the query later. But on my employment later and even till now I have not received the code of conduct document. My question is : Is someone suppose to be punished by his/her boss without first giving he/she the code of conduct?.

it depends though

https://gist.am/question/can-one-be-punished-in-a-workplace-without-been-given-a-code-of-conduct

That moment you should signed to abide by the rules and regulations of the organization, you are in for anything .

Know this, know peace

You were queried in your second month of employment, and you are proud to talk or spill it here.. ... You sure say being employed is suitable for you.. Na ogbono seeds you go sell las las

Where there’s no law, there’s no guilt.

Been employed, it is your responsibility to request for the company code of conduct Inorder to retain your job, ignorant to a law is not an excuse, However, you can approach your boss to explain to him that you have no knowledge of the code of conduct that he is quoting from, plead with him to withdraw the query,

Reply the query with professionalism and try as much as possible to sieve the advice being given on Nairaland.

Jobs are scarce and guide the one you have jealously.

There are so many blind hoping to lead the non- blind in this country.

There are generic/industry code that will be applicable. In instances where none was given, the state or generic/industry code of conducts applies.

This an opportunity to ask for the code of conduct document. Read it and understand it

vikiphy89:

I have been given query on first offense I did not commit, but because I did not report the person that committed the offense. So na naija we dey

If you get query on first offense (if it's not money relate) then your superior down just like you.

xpressionx:
Nope.....


Just know that this is Nigeria where your teacher gives you 2+2=4 as classwork but during exams you see 2A=36,using pythagoras theory find X

This would have been funny if it wasn't true. Seriously, that is why I hated maths.

dubezra:
I was giving a query in my place of work(2nd month of employment), my boss stated the code(code 27) in the query later. But on my employment later and even till now I have not received the code of conduct document. My question is : Is someone suppose to be punished by his/her boss without first giving he/she the code of conduct?.

In some Organisations, you'll get to know the code of conduct as you progress on the job. What you did must have been very wrong even without seeing any code of conduct. We all know when we have done something wrong.

did you not receive the company hand book that guilds you through the work process.

yes, in fact, the workplace is the most important place to take action against any form of misconduct.

That's not right , he ought to have started with verbal warning , repremind before query that's when you don't change.
Did ya boss handed you the code of conduct ? Because , you ought to have a copy. Maybe it's a private company.

Na after you don commit the crime you go know say code of conduct de, lol

dubezra:

No,I'm not given the a copy of the code of conduct even till now.

Then request for a copy from your boss.

dubezra:
I was giving a query in my place of work(2nd month of employment), my boss stated the code(code 27) in the query later. But on my employment later and even till now I have not received the code of conduct document. My question is : Is someone suppose to be punished by his/her boss without first giving he/she the code of conduct?.

Did you get code of conduct when you were appointed?

Do you need code of conduct to know office etiquette?

Yea

Hdh

Offpoint1:

If you get query on first offense (if it's not money relate) then your superior down just like you.

That's because I don't succumb to some of his antics then, and I'm not the type that shivers like others do, I know that most times I question his decisions because he's the type that makes decisions just because he is looking for victims. Nevertheless I counter some of his decisions that is not part of the work ethics. He gave me query and I faced panel, defended myself and he was transferred from our unit.

Guys,thank you all for your answers, this what happened that I was given the query: On Thursday of that week,the headteacher of the school where I work, said we should come to work on Saturday so that we could finish up our work that was halted by a sudden public holiday.I and my colleagues all agreed to come, but on Friday I called my head teacher and gave her a good reason why I won't be able to come on Saturday; she accepted my reason, but insisted that I have to write a formal later of request of absence. She now said she will send her e-mail address.The e-mail address came late that night.Due to my schedule that day I could write the later.
Now,the query later she send says"you will therefore lose the salary of that day for missing work,according to code 37". Please ladies and gentlement is this a right judgment?.

I did not write the letter is what I meant to say