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Pay in lieu of notice: discovery of gross misconduct after termination did not absolve employer of debt

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    Cavenagh v William Evans Ltd [2012] IRLR 679 CA (0 other reports)

termination of employment | pay in lieu of notice | after-discovery of gross misconduct

The Court of Appeal has held that a debt claim for a company's failure to provide pay in lieu of notice to a former employee could not be defended by the discovery after the termination of employment that he committed gross misconduct while in employment.