summary dismissal
noun [C or U] HR, WORKPLACEDefinition
› a situation in which a company tells an employee that they have lost their job and must leave immediately because of something dishonest or illegal that they have done: Some employers claim that "recreational" use of the internet during work time is "gross misconduct justifying summary dismissal".
(Definition of summary dismissal noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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