What is Employee Misconduct?

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Employee misconduct is an intentional disregard of corporate policies that govern employee behavior. It creates mistrust, damages employee morale, and affects business productivity. Minor misconduct can lead to verbal reprimands, written warnings, and suspension. On the other hand, serious misconduct can lead to employment termination and legal prosecution. In this lesson, we will look at the different types of employee misconduct.
We will also look at employee misconduct examples and cover strategies you can use to deal with it. There are two types of employee misconduct:
General misconduct refers to behavior that is inconsistent with employee obligations and duties. It involves behavior that doesn’t intend to harm other employees or the company. It includes a breach of company policies and procedures or generally improper and unacceptable behavior. Examples include unauthorized absences, lateness, and the use of inappropriate language.
Gross misconduct refers to flagrant and deliberate behavior that deviates from the standards of acceptable behavior. It involves behavior that intends to harm other employees or the company. Examples include fraud, theft, harassment, offensive behavior, damage to property, and breach of health and safety rules. Employers enact specific policies that define gross misconduct and its consequences.
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[@Honeycombz.]

Love these videos

[@traveler9179]

What would it be to call someone excessively on a personal phone after they told the person to stop but they didn't? Would this be a terminational offense?

[@hruniversity]

This would probably come under harassment; however, please consult company policy with regards to harassment before taking the next step. Clearly communicate with the employee company policy on employee misconduct. Inform HR about it to take a look into this and involve legal too if possible because it's better to be safe than sorry.

[@traveler9179]

Thank you for reply