I think in the vast majority of cases punching someone would result in the sack. There would have to be extreme mitigating circumstances for it not to do so.
Given that the producer was subjected to a 20 minute torrent of 4 letter word abuse before he was hit, was afraid from what Clarkson was...
He is/was at the end of his contract anyway, I believe, so it is as good as sacking him.
And given that he hit someone, who didn't actually lodge a complaint but took himself to hospital after being subjected to a torrent of four letter words, that in most workplaces I think would come out as...
While I get your point:
1. There are loads of people out there who contribute far more to their workplace/job than anybody has any right to expect, and who can be difficult to replace.
2. Nobody is totally irreplaceable. Would the Generation Game be the same without Bruce Forsyth? Would the One...
My sentiments entirely. I just looked at the "sack Clarkson" petition and did not put mu name to it partly because it seems to be something old which has been resurrected, but mostly because things need to be allowed to be done properly.
If he has done something sackable, and the BBC don't...
This, this and thrice this. He is an objectionable, boorish and opinionated prat who is arrogant enough to think that his personality will let him get away with anything.
Maybe he will be right about that last bit but, if he did punch someone (which the BBC website is actually saying now)...