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词汇 gross-misconduct
释义 gross misconduct
noun
uk /ˌɡrəʊs mɪsˈkɒn.dʌkt/ us /ˌɡroʊs mɪsˈkɑːn.dʌkt/
[ U ]
dishonest, unacceptable, and often illegal behaviour, especially when this relates to a person's employment(= work):
The professor was accused of gross misconduct for carrying on an affair with a student.
The city council agreed that the officer should be terminated for gross misconduct.
[ C or U ]
in ice hockey, a penalty(= punishment) given to a player for breaking the rules in a way that is very serious, such as causing injury to another player or official, and for which the player must leave the game and not return:
He received a gross misconduct penalty for hitting the opponent on the head with his stick.
In addition to earning a gross misconduct, the player was suspended for four games.
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gross misconduct | Business English


gross misconduct
noun[ U ]
 HR, LAWukus
unacceptable behaviour by an employee as a result of which they will probably lose their job:
an act of gross misconduct

Examples of gross misconduct


gross misconduct
Grossmisconduct is really just a vague list of offences that could most easily justify summary dismissal for a first offence.
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The president may be removed by the electoral college for grossmisconduct or incapacity.
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Condition 12 of her contract mentioned grossmisconduct and inefficiency as grounds for dismissal.
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All officers have been placed on restricted duty and are accused of grossmisconduct.
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If the board is classified, then directors can not be removed unless there is grossmisconduct.
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Judges are largely well protected from dismissal (except in the instance of grossmisconduct).
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Infractions which garnered a grossmisconduct now earn a game misconduct.
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Grossmisconduct offenses can lead to immediate firing without any further warning.
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Even an employee dismissed for grossmisconduct is entitled to be paid their notice period and any statutory leave they have accumulated.
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The last example, trust and confidence, is commonly known as grossmisconduct, but employment law only distinguishes between misconduct that justifies dismissal and misconduct that does not.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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