WRC found that an employer acted reasonably in dismissing an employee for gross misconduct.

The Complainant contended that he had been unfairly dismissed after over four decades of service with the Respondent company. He maintained that the allegations against him arose primarily because of his relationship with his son, CM, who had also been investigated and dismissed. The Complainant accepted that he was aware some company plant and equipment had been used at his son’s private residence, but he denied knowledge of the scale and extent of such use. He stated that private use of company equipment had historically been common practice within the business and that he believed his son had secured management approval for the relevant