Is It Ethical for Employers to Disgrace Ex-Employees in Public Forums? Seeking Advice

I was forced to resign by my employer and supervisor, who created multiple instances that seemed like making a mountain out of a molehill. Both the employer and supervisor did not accept my apology email. Now, after my resignation, I learned from my colleague that my employer conducted a webinar discussing company compliance and intentionally mentioned during the webinar that one employee, which was me, was asked to leave.

Is it ethical to disgrace ex-employees?

Does it make sense to disgrace employees who have already left? Is it professional ethics to disgrace ex-employees? Please suggest whether I should write an email to HR or send a legal notice. My supervisor and employer cleverly created instances to pressure me into resigning.

You have given your side of the story; however, before providing any comments, we need to know the other side as well. Nevertheless, taking your version at face value, the following are my comments:

a) You were told to submit your resignation. You have not explained what exactly happened, and whether an official inquiry was conducted to investigate the matter.

b) After your resignation, have your dues been cleared? Have you been provided with a proper relieving letter?

c) The information you have acquired through your friend is just hearsay. It has no enduring value in a court of law. Will your friend be ready to be a witness on your behalf?

d) Everyone has to pass through a rough patch in life. Insults and humiliation are common. You are no exception to this natural law. Therefore, there is no need to dwell on what happened in your past company. The discussion that went on in the webinar is an internal matter of the company.

e) Though camouflaged as resignation, it was actually your termination. There must have been some mistake on your part. Therefore, identify where you went wrong and avoid repeating the mistake. If you learn a lesson from this bad episode in life, then it will be more than sufficient.

Thanks,

Dinesh Divekar