Employment Contracts · glossary
Misconduct so serious that the job cannot go on. Clause 19.2 lets Cressby dismiss Esme at once for it, with no notice and no payment in lieu. If the misconduct is not real, that dismissal is a breach and frees her from the restrictions. Contract 19.2 · Chapter 7 · see Notice period
Explained in Chapter 7, Notice, Garden Leave and Payment in Lieu of Notice, of Employment Contracts.
Notice protects both sides, but Cressby need not keep paying someone who has destroyed its trust. Gross misconduct is misconduct so serious that the job cannot go on.Read Chapter 7, Notice, Garden Leave and Payment in Lieu of Notice →
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