@inbook{4e2620f5b4b840d6ba81a789008e73f2,
title = "Misconduct",
abstract = "By virtue of section 98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the “conduct” of an employee can give rise to a potentially fair reason for dismissal under the Unfair Dismissal rules detailed in part X of that Act. The type of conduct that can give rise to a potentially fair reason for dismissal – understood to be misconduct – has been elaborated on in case law and includes acts such as wilful disobedience of a managerial order, breaches of the employment contract, incompetence and poor performance. ",
keywords = "misconduct, human resources, employee conduct, employment contracts",
author = "Emily Rose",
year = "2023",
month = feb,
day = "23",
doi = "10.4337/9781800378841.M.18",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781800378834",
series = "Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management",
pages = "265--266",
editor = "Stewart Johnstone and Rodrigues, {Jenny K.} and Adrian Wilkinson",
booktitle = "Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management",
edition = "2",
}