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No, it is not in the USA. I can't post any more details because I doubt the particular business would appreciate it being discussed online. However, I can ass
by brc 17y ago
No, it is not in the USA. I can't post any more details because I doubt the particular business would appreciate it being discussed online. However, I can assure you that it is very much true, right down to the employee being fired after the christmas break. The workplace in question closes down for two weeks after Christmas and the employee was kept on full pay, and dismissed upon their return to work. This was because nobody wants to fire someone just before Christmas, when their chances of getting a new job are slim.
In this country, you can't fire an employee for any reason other than non-performance of written job duties, and only after three written warnings, and a whole pile of other paperwork. It's easy to get this wrong, and then open yourself up to unfair dismissal actions. The union representatives actively look for these types of cases to prosecute.
- smanek 17y agoAh, fair enough. I (mistakenly) assumed it was in the US - it sounds much more reasonable if it took place elsewhere.
- aaronblohowiak 17y ago"In this country, you can't fire an employee for any reason other than non-performance of written job duties, and only after three written warnings, and a whole pile of other paperwork. It's easy to get this wrong, and then open yourself up to unfair dismissal actions. The union representatives actively look for these types of cases to prosecute." I'm pretty sure that this varies by state.