Tag: gross misconduct

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08 July 2015

UK: Unfair dismissal - dismissal for attending work smelling of alcohol was unfair given failure to follow policies

Employers seeking to dismiss for misconduct should consider carefully whether the behaviour properly falls within the category of gross misconduct and …
05 March 2015

UK: Termination - employers can rely on historic repudiatory breach to dismiss summarily on discovery of the breach

Employers may be able to dismiss summarily and defeat a wrongful dismissal claim if they discover a repudiatory breach by the employee, even where the …
01 June 2012

UK: Termination - payment in lieu of notice payable despite subsequently discovered gross misconduct

Employers should review any precedent payment in lieu of notice (PILON) clauses and compromise agreement wording to ensure that any payment will not be …
30 May 2012

UK: Cavenagh v William Evans

In an English Court of Appeal case it was held that the gross misconduct of a managing director of a company, which was only discovered after his …