Gross Misconduct in UK Law

  • W. Devis & Sons Ltd (Appellants) v Atkins (Respondent)
    • House of Lords
    • 06 Luglio 1977
    ... ... who was dismissed for defrauding his employer or some other form of gross misconduct would have no right to compensation. While it is conceivable ... ...
  • Foley v Post Office; HSBC Bank Plc (formerly Midland Bank Plc) v Madden
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 31 Luglio 2000
    ... ... suggesting that reasonable grounds for belief in the employee's misconduct and the carrying out of a reasonable investigation into the matter relate ... of Mr Foley, who had a clean record, for an offence which was not gross misconduct, was manifestly unreasonable ... 46 ... ...
  • Fuller v London Borough of Brent
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 Marzo 2010
    ... ... ) Act 1978 which it replaced) in cases of dismissal for misconduct. Some of the cases were cited in the ET and in the EAT. The skeleton ... her from her employment as Bursar of Vernon House School for gross misconduct ... 10 In its decision registered ... ...
  • Orr v Milton Keynes Council
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 01 Febbraio 2011
    ... ... an employer, when considering dismissal of an employee for misconduct, is to be taken to know exculpatory facts which are known to the ... that both allegations were established and that each amounted to gross misconduct. Mr Orr was dismissed by reason of both incidents. I will ... ...
  • Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Supreme Court
    • 14 Dicembre 2011
    ... ... Para 13 stated that in matters of professional misconduct, Mr Edwards would be subject to a separate procedure which had been ... should be summarily dismissed from his employment on grounds of gross personal and professional misconduct. This decision was confirmed by a ... ...
  • Johnson v Unisys Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 22 Marzo 2001
    ... ... terminate your employment on four weeks notice… In the event of gross misconduct, the company may terminate your employment without notice." ... ...
  • R v Maxwell
    • Supreme Court
    • 20 Luglio 2011
    ... ... ("CCRC") on the ground that the convictions had been procured by gross prosecutorial misconduct on the part of the police ... 2 The ... ...
  • West Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd v Tipton
    • House of Lords
    • 13 Febbraio 1986
    ... ... industrial tribunal, the employers sought to lead evidence to prove gross misconduct by the employee of which they had only become aware after the ... ...
  • Gogay v Hertfordshire CC
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 26 Luglio 2000
    ... ... This will allow an investigation to occur into a possible offence of gross misconduct. The issue to be investigated is an allegation of sexual abuse ... ...
  • Kuzel v Roche Products Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 17 Aprile 2008
    ... ... at Welwyn Garden City and calculating her total loss to provide a gross sum of £79, 988.83 ... 11 On 24 August 2007 Wall LJ granted ... initially pleaded that the reason for her dismissal was gross misconduct, a claim that was abandoned at the start of the hearing in the ET. Roche ... ...
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