ive just been sacked for gross negligence following an RTA a month ago . its my first accident in 30 yrs { only 4 yrs on company} has this happened to anyone on here?? im waiting to appeal and after any advice thanks . cheesed off and cynical dilbert
I doubt there will be a straightforward answer. But, I suspect it will depend a lot on how your contract is worded, especially the gross misconduct bit and also is there any reference to training or improvement that kind of thing ?
dilbert:
ive just been sacked for gross negligence following an RTA a month ago . its my first accident in 30 yrs { only 4 yrs on company} has this happened to anyone on here?? im waiting to appeal and after any advice thanks . cheesed off and cynical dilbert
Depends how serious the accident was and how much damage was caused along with the cause?
Best seek legal advice as company could be making you a scapegoat for cutting staff, but if you were driving down the road with a cup of tea in one hand, a newspaper on the steering wheel and reaching up in an overhead locker with the other hand it would be deemed Gross Misconduct and rightly justified, however if it was just a case of you taking your eye off the ball for a split second then they couldn’t justify it as gross misconduct.
A little more info on the accident would help 
Duplicate thread here.