Misconduct: Employees behaving badly – can employers dismiss for bad behaviour outside the workplace?
In light of high-profile incidents over the summer, Michelle Clarke investigates employers’ ability to discipline employees whose conduct outside work has caused public outrage Employers should give careful thought to the facts that are known, or the details that they need to uncover, and decide whether there is a link between the employee’s misbehaviour and …
Cases Referenced
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- Malik v National Plastics Ltd [1978] EAT/682/78
- Moore v C&A Modes [1981] IRLR 71
- Singh v London Country Bus Services Ltd [1976] ILR 176
- Thomson v Alloa Motor Co Ltd [1983] IRLR 403
- Trasler v B&Q [2012] ET1200504/2012
- Ward v Marston’s plc [2013] ET/2600869/13
- Weeks v Everything Everywhere Ltd [2012] ET/2503016/12