(g) Refusal to follow instructions;
(h) Excessive use of our telephones or other information and communication systems for personal calls;
(i)
Excessive personal email or internet usage;
(j)
Obscene language or other offensive behaviour;
(k)
Negligence in the performance of your duties; or
(l)
Smoking in no-smoking areas.
This list is intended as a guide and is not exhaustive.
4.
GROSS MISCONDUCT
4.1
Gross misconduct is a serious breach of contract and includes misconduct which, in our opinion, is likely to prejudice our business or reputation or irreparably damage the working relationship and trust between us. This may include misconduct committed outside of work. Gross misconduct will be dealt with under our Disciplinary Procedure and will normally lead to dismissal without notice or pay in lieu of notice (summary dismissal).
4.2
The following are examples of matters that are normally regarded as gross misconduct:
(a) Theft or unauthorised removal of our property or the property of a colleague, contractor, customer or member of the public;
(b) Fraud, forgery or other dishonesty, including fabrication of expense claims and time sheets;
(c) Actual or threatened violence, or behaviour which provokes violence;
(d) Deliberate damage to our buildings, fittings, property or equipment, or the property of a colleague, contractor, customer or member of the public;
(e) Serious misuse of our property or name;
(f) Deliberately accessing internet sites containing pornographic, offensive or obscene material;
(g) Repeated or serious failure to obey instructions, or any other serious act of insubordination;
(h) Unlawful discrimination, harassment or victimisation;
(i)
Bringing the organisation into serious disrepute;
(j) Being under the influence of alcohol, illegal drugs or other substances during working hours;
(k)
Causing loss, damage or injury through serious negligence;
(l) Serious or repeated breach of health and safety rules or serious misuse of safety equipment;
(m) Unauthorised use or disclosure of confidential information or failure to ensure that confidential information in your possession is kept secure;
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