Whilst a company is often entitled to summarily dismiss an employee if they are found to be in
serious breach of a code of conduct, as was the case with Google, it is highly important that the code of conduct reflects the culture, expectations and corporate ethos of the business.
Serious breaches of the code or persistent breaches of a material nature which are a breach of r 15 and may also be evidence of inadequate professional services under the Solicitors Act 1974, s 37A.
The definition of «professional misconduct» must be amended to refer to
a serious breach of the code of conduct.
Not exact matches
Although he acknowledged his mistake, he had to face the Commons just 10 days later and resign, for a
serious breach of the ministerial
code.
IVIS does not provide voting advice to investors, but indicates concerns through a colour
code system: Red top: Matter
of serious concern;
breach of guidelines Amber top: Issue for shareholder judgement Blue top: No areas for major concern
Peter Hain, Labour MP and former work and pensions secretary, has been found guilty
of «
serious» and «substantial»
breaches of the
code on donations.
Violation
of test security is a
serious matter with far - reaching consequences... A
breach of test security may be dealt with as a violation
of the
Code of Professional Responsibility for Teachers, as well as a violation
of other pertinent state and federal law and regulation.
Taking into account the number
of customers involved, the duration
of the
breach and the scale
of the gambling, the Commission concluded that this amounted to a
serious breach of LCCP SR
Code provision 3.5.1.1.
I find that Constable B.'s actions, whether through inadequate training or negligence, did not comply with either the Criminal
Code or the Charter and constitute a
serious breach which weighs in favour
of the exclusion
of the evidence subsequently obtained.
Material
breaches of the
code which are not
serious or persistent — which are not a
breach of r 15 but may be evidence
of inadequate professional services; and
Further given the significant impact on the accused's Charter protection interests and that the ASD and breath testing was without requisite Criminal
Code and Charter grounds results in
serious breaches of Section 9 and Section 8.
Rubin contends that even if criminal law wasn't broken, there were
serious breaches of privacy by a government that has claimed it would fight identity theft with tougher criminal
code provisions.
Given that the Tribunal can not award punitive damages or legal costs and typically does not award damages for lost future earning capacity and future therapeutic treatment (all
of which were awarded in Olympia), it would appear that civil actions should be given
serious consideration in situations where an alleged
breach of the
Code involves factually complex or
serious acts
of misconduct.
Arbitrator Newman's expansion
of the fourth branch
of the Millhaven test to include a
serious breach of human rights policies or the Human Rights
Code is significant.
A good percentage
of Real Estate consumer's have always wanted to have access to Registrant's or Practitioner's pass -
codes to our internal industry data - bases, but it has historically been a
serious breach of our rules to share them.