(1) An employer is entitled to dismiss, summarily without notice, an employee who is guilty of serious misconduct of such a nature that it would be unreasonable to require the employer to continue the employment relationship.
(2) Serious misconduct includes but is not limited to—
(a) wilful disobedience of lawful orders given by the employer;
(b) repeated substantial neglect of duties;
(c) repeated absence from work without the permission of the employer or without reasonable excuse;
(d) refusing to follow health and safety measures instituted at work thereby endangering the health and safety of employees or members of the public;
(e) theft or wilful damage of property of the employer or another employee at the work place; or
(f) conduct inconsistent with the fulfillment of the expressed or implied terms of the employee's contract of employment.
(3) The serious misconduct referred to in subsection (1) is restricted to conduct which is directly related to the employment relationship or has a detrimental effect on the business of the employer or the work relationship.