REFUSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHOW CAUSE LETTER

I am with an organization in sales for the last one and half years. But due to some egoistic problem from my boss, he was issued a show cause letter to me due to i\'m not finish up my overtime on 12th Mei 2012 untill 5:30pm. But communication via email from her had stated clearly only 19th and 26th Mei all staffs must stayback untill above said time. From this situation I need professional point of view how to answer the show cause letter and am i did wrong if I refuse to acknowledge the letter. Appreciate anybody can advice.

I understand from the details given by you that you recieved a showcause notice for not sitting up to 5.30 P.M on 12th May, though such instruction was meant for 19th and 26 th May and your defence is that you did not do any wrong on 12th May. A showcause notice is a fact finding exercise and when it is issued to an rightly or wrongly, the employee should accept it and explain and clarify his position and request the manger to close the case. Refusal may lead to insubordination which provides a case for initiating action against you.
B.Saikumar
Mumbai

Hello,
Like Saikumar mentioned, it would be an issue/wrong if you DON'T accept the Show-Cause letter. You would be indirectly conveying that you have done some wrong.
It's also an opportunity for you to put forth YOUR point-of-view.
But a few words of caution/practice.
1] Put all your replies IN WRITING.
2] You haven't mentioned if you are the only one to get such a Show-cause letter. If there are others who got it too, then you can take their help to draft a suitable reply. If not, then why not?
3] Given that you are based in Malaysia, pl check-out the issue from the legal angle based on Malaysian laws.
All the Best.
Rgds,
TS

Hi Saikumar and TS,
Thanking in advance for your advice and point of view . At least guidance from both of you makes me more confident what are the correct step I should act.
Rgds