gross misconduct
Employment-ending wrongdoing
Gross misconduct is behavior serious enough to justify immediate dismissal from employment—theft, violence, intoxication on the job, or severe insubordination.
The adjective gross here means flagrant or egregious, distinguishing it from ordinary workplace infractions that might warrant warnings.
He was fired for gross misconduct after threatening a coworker.
- terminationAct of ending something
- summary dismissalImmediate employment termination
- dismissalRemoval from position
- firedTerminated from employment
- marching ordersDirective to leave
without notice · just cause · violation · ethics · breach · insubordination · harassment · fraud · theft · dishonesty · workplace · zero tolerance · disciplinary · investigation · suspension · written warning · offense · negligence
- defiancedefiance, disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebellion
- disciplineviolation, time-out, timeout, grounded, violations
- misconductbullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating, harassment
- UK Employmentemployee rights, redundancy, maternity leave, paternity leave, sick pay
- workplace policiesethics, policies, workplace policy, HR policies, harassment policy
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
gross misconductpetty offense
Minor legal wrongdoing
technical violation · procedural error · honest mistake · administrative oversight · administrative error
gross misconductmeritorious service
Performance warranting commendation
ethical conduct · ethical behavior · professional integrity · good standing · distinguished service
gross, misconduct, grossly, grossness, grosser, grossest, conduct, conducts, conducted