The Scotsman reports the quite delightful case of Tracey Gray v Fisher & Donaldson Bakery. The employee was a shop assistant who had failed to ring through a Pavlova meringue on the till. Unfortunately it had been bought by two store detectives. Before she had a chance to correct her error the boss walked in and took her out the back to accuse her of theft. She was sacked. For this gross overreaction she was awarded £5700 for unfair dismissal. This is a reminder that just because someone has done something wrong does not mean it's so wrong that dismissal is justified.
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James Lynas is a solicitor based in London Bridge and has worked solely on employment and HR issues since 1995. He is Chair of Governors at his local secondary school and for his sins is a Coventry City season ticket holder
Missing the point of the DDA......
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