1) Whether or not the duties of a General Manager, a Management representative, recorded in writing, it is normally expected to discharge all Managerial functions without being explicitly told to do. In the absence of anything to the contrary, what an ordinary prudent reasonable General Manager in the similar circumstances would have done in the given standards will be the duty he has to perform.
2) Depending upon administrative exigencies, the Employee/ Officer has to perform his duties irrespective of time. Even in case of a workman, though the duties stated in Work Manual are only illustrative but not exhaustive.
3) If u are standing to the above stated parameters in points 1 & 2 hereinabove as viewed/ accepted by a third party in similar position, then the duty of deriliction cannot be charged on u.
4) The Management should also point out the lapse/ irregularity in specific terms when alleging deriliction of what u should do but what u failed to do and seek ur written response. The simple alleged threats do not serve the purpose. But in unorganized sector, it sometimes happen, against which u should record all such facts with tangible evidences, if available for future action.