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I would like to know if the following example can be considered an act of gross misconduct:
I left a heating engineer alone in my house to fix the boiler in the hall. 5 mins after I left the house. He went into my bedroom, crawled along the floor to my bedside drawers and spent an uncomfortably long time looking through my personal possessions.
when he spotted the camera he left things alone and exited the room. One hour later he re-entered my bedroom, muttering that he was looking for a phone charger, went back to the drawers, unplugged the camera then plugged it back in 10 mins later.
His employer has written to me to say the engineer has now had a disciplinary hearing and the outcome is that he remains employed by the company but his role and responsibilities have apparently changed (although I’ve seen him out and about in the company van).
I’m not happy with the decision and any thoughts would be welcome as to how I should respond to the employer please.
I would like to know if the following example can be considered an act of gross misconduct:
I left a heating engineer alone in my house to fix the boiler in the hall. 5 mins after I left the house. He went into my bedroom, crawled along the floor to my bedside drawers and spent an uncomfortably long time looking through my personal possessions.
when he spotted the camera he left things alone and exited the room. One hour later he re-entered my bedroom, muttering that he was looking for a phone charger, went back to the drawers, unplugged the camera then plugged it back in 10 mins later.
His employer has written to me to say the engineer has now had a disciplinary hearing and the outcome is that he remains employed by the company but his role and responsibilities have apparently changed (although I’ve seen him out and about in the company van).
I’m not happy with the decision and any thoughts would be welcome as to how I should respond to the employer please.
