Yes, but only if you are dismissed because your employer genuinely and reasonably believes that you are guilty of gross misconduct. Specifically, this might happen where you have breached an important rule, which, it is stated, could lead to dismissal without notice, or that your conduct has been so serious that it amounts to a fundamental breach of the contract of employment.
Such a dismissal is called a 'summary dismissal'. Although this way of terminating someone’s employment can be lawful, the employer is still under an obligation to operate a fair procedure when dismissing. Please see the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures for more information.
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