Ask a solicitor: My farm manager is using the work van for personal use. Can I sack him?

Termination is an extremely contentious area, and one which an employer should take great care in handling, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh
Ask a solicitor: My farm manager is using the work van for personal use. Can I sack him?

If fair procedures are not followed in terminating an employee’s employment, despite there being substantial grounds for dismissal, a termination of employment shall still be deemed to be unfair. File picture.

Dear Karen, 

I have a farm manager employed on the farm and there is a farm van that is only supposed to be used for work purposes and not for personal use, but he has been using it for personal use. I gave him a verbal warning and despite my verbal warning, he is still continuing to use it for personal use.

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