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Is there an accepted definition of "gross misconduct"?
A colleague was recently fired for 'gross misconduct' when all he did was post on his personal blog the contents of a document containing tentative plans for the organization for the coming year.
This does not seem like 'gross misconduct' to me, but lacking an accepted definition of the term I don't know how to effectively argue the point. Can anyone help?
I deliberately left out some important details just to see what the first opinions would be. Here is further info: all the document contained was a list of tentative concert literature and guest artists for an orchestra season. And it was given out in the context of his service on a committee charged with discussing it. Does that change your view?
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
"gross misconduct" is subjective, it can be what ever they want it to be pretty much.
- Larry454Lv 71 decade ago
If this was proprietary information and he knew it, then he has no excuse and no recourse. Even if he didn't know it, I think his judgment was sufficiently poor that he should look elsewhere for a career - because this was way out of line.
ADDED: Not really - I am not in the music business - other than at the rudimentary hobby level - but someone who is really needs to treat this kind of information in a professional manner - if he is a professional. Frankly, I suspect that there were other issues ongoing...but, I think he really does not have a leg to stand on. He had better start looking elsewhere. Any kind of protest will be highly unlikely to succeed. "Gross misconduct" sounds like their minds are made up, and you are unfortunately tilting at windmills.
- SusiesharkLv 41 decade ago
Yes it is gross misconduct as he gave out information that he should not have disclosed.
