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Misconduct in the workplace generally falls under two categories. Minor misconduct is seen as unacceptable but is not a criminal offense (e.g. being late, faking qualifications). Gross misconduct can lead to immediate dismissal because it is serious enough and possibly criminal, e.g. stealing or sexual harassment.
Employers have varying views of sleeping while on duty. Some companies have instituted policies to allow employees to take napping breaks during the workday in order to improve productivity [11] while others are strict when dealing with employees who sleep while on duty and use high-tech means, such as video surveillance, to catch their employees who may be sleeping on the job.
Federal and state statutes protect employees from retaliation for disclosing other employee's misconduct to the appropriate agency. The difficulty with the free speech rights of whistleblowers who make their disclosures public, particularly those in national defense , that involve classified information can threaten national security .
A disciplinary panel concluding a hearing on Friday found both officers had breached the standards of professional behaviour.
The force said PC Barker did not attend a misconduct hearing at their headquarters on Tuesday, where Chief Constable Tim Forber found his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and placed him on ...
Ogden's elected highway superintendent is operating under an unusual employment agreement with the town that, because of complaints of "workplace misconduct," forbids him from meeting with most of ...
Gross negligence is the "lack of slight diligence or care" or "a conscious, voluntary act or omission in reckless disregard of a legal duty and of the consequences to another party." [ 1 ] In some jurisdictions a person injured as a result of gross negligence may be able to recover punitive damages from the person who caused the injury or loss.
Entertainment industry employees are now more aware of what defines power abuse in the workplace, but aren’t seeing substantial changes addressing misconduct, the Hollywood Commission, headed by ...