«While the governor of Kogi State currently enjoys immunity from prosecution, the commission approved the summary dismissal of two employees for acts of misconduct and the immediate and compulsory retirement of an electoral officer
for acts of gross misconduct.»
Signia Wealth and Mr Caudwell claimed declarations that Ms Dauriac had
committed acts of gross misconduct in relation to expenses claims and was a bad leaver for the purpose of Signia's Articles of Association.
A summary dismissal is when an employer dismisses an employee without notice or without payment in lieu of notice usually for
an act of gross misconduct.
It took the view that both were
acts of gross misconduct and dismissed him.
The EAT felt that this erroneous approach permeated all the findings of direct discrimination, except the finding that the claimant had committed
an act of gross misconduct, but given the fundamental error of law identified, it was uncertain that the Igen principles had been properly applied.