gross misconduct• We usually treatphysicalviolence towards others as gross misconduct and this could result in summarydismissal.• An employer need not give any notice if the employee's conductconstitutesgross misconductjustifyinginstant dismissal.• There was a contractualtermdealing with summary dismissal for gross misconduct.• He was dismissed for gross misconduct, which seems to have centred on drug taking and homosexual activities.• The employers learned of the letters and summarily dismissed the employees for gross misconduct.• In any case of gross misconduct no notice or pay would be due.• He was suspended from duty and then, in November, found guilty of gross misconduct.• Remember that it is not only a refusal to perform your normal duties which can amount to gross misconduct.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MISCONDUCT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤alleged指稱的不端行為▸➤gross, serious嚴重的不端行為◇She was fired last year for gross misconduct.她由於嚴重的不端行為在去年被解雇了。➤criminal犯法行為▸➤financial, professional, scientific, sexual財務上的管理不善;瀆職;學術不端行為;不正當的性關係➤research科研不端行為➤police, prosecutorial (NAmE) 警察的/檢察官的瀆職行為VERB + MISCONDUCT➤dismiss sb for, fire sb for, sack sb for (BrE) 因行為不端開除某人;因失職行為解雇某人➤deny否認行為不當◇The directors all deny financial misconduct.董事們都否認在財務上管理不善。PREPOSITION➤misconduct by⋯的不正當行為◇allegations of misconduct by the security forces對安全部隊不端行為的種種指稱➤misconduct on the part of⋯方的不當行為◇There was no misconduct on the part of the police.警方沒有濫用職權。PHRASES➤on (the) grounds of misconduct (especially BrE) 以行為不端為由◇Staff can lose their jobs only on grounds of professional misconduct.只要有瀆職行為,員工就可能丟掉工作。➡ note at crime(for more verbs)