gross insubordination - what to do ?

**adrianh** · 01-Nov-12, 09:47 AM

Mike C ... now that statement rocks....

**IMHO** · 01-Nov-12, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Mike C

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made. -Jean Giraudoux

Something like this?

**gac** · 07-Nov-12, 04:56 AM

Take a look at this info:

http://www.labourguide.co.za/general...ordination-406

**Selepeks** · 13-Dec-12, 12:24 PM

Gross insubordination is a dismissable offence, it is "refers as refusal to obey reasonable intruction"

The follwing should be interogated:
- Investiagation of the misconduct
- Was the indtrcution reasonable?
- Did the worker understand his/her responsibility?

The others factor I picked-up from you is that there was an arguement prior to refusal to perform a particular work. This can be his/her arguement in the hearing your conduct also might considers intollerable. Base on others factor folloes the disciplany enquiry and posible final warning. He came to work, he wanted to follow the instruction.

**Darkangelyaya** · 13-Dec-12, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by adrianh

I get the feeling that you have been gunning for him for a while.

I get the feeling that you are not a very pleasant person given your manner of speech and I get the feeling that you are more pi$$ed about "looking like a a-hole" more than anything else.

LOL Adrianh, you just have such a... direct way... about you.

**radeonman** · 14-Dec-12, 09:23 AM

conclusion :

did not come back to work for 2 weeks , sent official letter to his home after a week and only a week later he decided to come back to work , told him he was supposed to come in for his disciplinary hearing as stated in the letter he told me he didint even bother to open the letter as he was to distressed - i fired him then for desertion .

unfortunately going through his job card's i discovered the current job he was working on was a total disaster had to be re done and thus a net loss of + - r 15000.00 excluding having to pay one of my other senior guys overtime to get the job fixed and out although since my firsting posting i still have not received payment from the client for a job badly done . and the absolute fantastic part of this ? had to pay the bastard out his leave pay as well while he stood there with a big "fu" grin on his face .

lesson ? money cant buy loyalty or integrity .

**Dave A** · 14-Dec-12, 09:44 AM

Yep - there are times when as the business owner you really feel like a punching bag.

The silver lining is if he'd stayed he'd have cost you even more in the long run. At least you've stopped the bleeding.