Profanities in the workplace; acceptable always, never, or only
in times of deep exasperation? Does swearing in the workplace give
an employer enough grounds to terminate an employee? As an
employment lawyer it's relatively common for me to hear of
circumstances where employees have been reprimanded for their
choice of language within the workplace - although as with all
legal matters, every situation is different and must be approached
as such.
An employee who swears will not always give an employer grounds
for
termination. With this said, swearing coupled with the
additional ingredients of intimidating, aggressive or threatening
conduct or actions towards another employee may be a risk to the
health and safety of that employee, or indeed constitute a
breach of either
workplace harassment policies or a code of conduct.
