can partner be fired?

[jasmin26]

my partner had a falling out with his floor manager last week and he walked out of work. he got a call from them saying he was suspended with pay til next wednesday when he will have to attend a meeting for misconduct. could he be fired from his job ?

[thugulike]

It would depend how long he had been employed by the company. If he has 12 months continuous service then he would need to have committed gross misconduct to be dismissed for a first offence. Look at the ACAS website.

[Count_Emmup]

I'm sorry, but I think walking out may be considered Gross Misconduct - it's certainly something employers take a very dim view off. It's actually regarded as leaving your employment without the legally required period of notice, so unfortunately your partner should prepare for the worst.

What does his union official advise?

[Finance Guy]

Depends on his previous conduct and his length of service. If he has been there over a year and has not had issues before, he will probably get a written warning, inless he can demonstrate that his floor manager was behaving unreasonably.

If your partner stays calm and rises above any possible annoying input from his line manager, he should show himself to be the better person and that may have a big bearing on the outcome.

Best advice is to go to ACAS website and ring them for the legal position - they are a very good FREE mediator in issues like this.

http://www.acas.org.uk

Good luck, let us know what happens please!

[jasmin26]

hi just thought i would let you know, my partner got a verbal warning,however his floor manager actual got a written warning for his behaviour in all this. partner went back to work on thursday so i am relieved its over. thanks for all the advice