Is this a sackable offence?

[filthiestfis]

Can an enployee get fired for arriving late to work due to having taken down the wrong working hours from the rota sheet?

[bednobs]

in the first year of employent, an employee can get sacked for any reason or even no reason i think. I would guess it would be more likely if the person had been unreliable in the past or was rubbish at their job for example, it might be used as a "reason" for gettng rid of them

[filthiestfis]

I'm sorry but I'm looking for some solid facts and evidence here, not hearsay.

[bednobs]

ok, let me rephrase that then.
An employee can give notice at any time, and an employer can give notice to an employee at any time. if an employee is within their first year of employment they cannot claim unfair dismissal, and just have to lump it and look for another job. This in effect means that the employer could use any "reason" such as the employee not turning up for their shift when they were supposed to.
However, the employer is required to give the contracted notice, rather than just summarily dismiss the person. If business requires that the employee leaves the preises immediately, they should get pay in lieu of notice

[bednobs]

also, again, not "solid facts and evidence" but i wonder if you are more likely to believe buenchico rather than me?

Here is his answer to a previous question:
"The law doesn't actually prevent any employer from sacking any employee for any reason whatsoever (or even the complete absence of a reason). It simply gives the employee the right to seek redress if he believes that the rules on unfair dismissal have been contravened."

[factor-fiction]

Hi filthiefist- I'm not sure why you objected to the first answer from bednobs. It wasn't hearsay- it was true statement about what can happen if you have only short service. Of course, if you have been there several years then this won't apply in your case, but as you haven't said what your length of service is we don't know whether this applies in your case.

The follow up answers from Bednobs are also helpful.

Relevant factors in whether the dismissal would be deemed fair or unfair woold be whether the employee had made similar mistakes before, whether he had been warned, what similar action had been taken with him/her and others previously, what the consequences were of the late arrival, what facilities were available for double checking rotas, etc

Buildersmate, Barmaid, Ethel and Buenchico may help unless your last reponse to bednobs put them off.

[factor-fiction]

Sorry filthiestfis, I didn't mean to type your name incorrectly. Intruiging name.

[Postdog]

"I'm sorry but I'm looking for some solid facts and evidence here, not hearsay."

I thought it was a reasonable answer myself - do you honestly expect that one scenario to be built into employment laws?

[pizza]

i would be grateful for bedobs help and a thank you would have been nice !

[buildersmate]

The explanation given by bednobs is perfectly valid.