Discussing salary is a good idea. What is summary dismissal?
A letter detailing a new member of staff's salary was found in a shared drawer by my sister in law.She spoke to her employer who said that she had nothing to do with the salary discrepancy.She explained why she was annoyed after being told she had no right to discuss it.She apologized and held her hands up.She has six days to prepare for the hearing after she received a letter telling her she had been suspended.
She claims that she never showed the letter to the two people that gave statements.
She is definitely wrong to have done that, but I don't think she did anything gross.What do you think?What are her rights?
I thought that gross misconduct related to more serious offenses such as drinking at work, racial abuse, harrassment or something which explicitly violates the contract would not be considered gross.No?
Although she witnessed a confidential information, she can't be described as gross.It's time for a rap on the knuckles.
The only option would be to sack someone on the spot.Someone who has committed Gross Misconduct would not be able to appeal.
It can be gross.There is a right for the company to dismiss when there is gross misconduct.Misconduct can result in a warning.You need to know how the company is going to handle the situation.If your partner is going to have a meeting with HR, you should take a clued up friend with you.It's a percentage of 50.Your partner should prepare themselves for the worst, dust off their CV, and do something positive, like list jobs they would like to apply for.
If there are two witnesses to her showing the letter to them, that can be considered a gross violation of data privacy.It wasn't an offence to read the letter from the draw.Each employee has a contract with different rates of pay.That's why honest unions are needed.
I would need to see a contract of employment to give a answer, although with regards to the 2 people who have given statements gross misconduct is a tricky one as if something is beyond reasonable doubt that it never happened.
If your sister inlaw can take someone into her hearing, who can't comment but can make notes, the best bet is for someone to attend make the notes and then take them to someone with employment law knowledge.
This is gross.The salary of another employee is the only thing other than their supervisor or manager's that matters.It is entirely beside the point that what another employee earns may or may not seem equitable.There are salary issues between the employee and their supervisor.
She couldn't help but notice that the letter was in a shared file.The person with the salary could complain that the confidential info was for anyone to see.