Can and Should You Always Dismiss an Employee for Gross Misconduct?

2014-03-17 - Gross Misconduct - Can and Should You Always Dismiss the Employee - Lighter HR

Many employers have a list of behaviours in their employee disciplinary policy that constitute gross misconduct. If an employee commits one of these ‘crimes’ then the outcome is clear, right? Well, not necessarily. This post sets out the process and considerations that you need to make before dismissing an employee on the grounds of gross misconduct.