Lorry driver sacked for swearing

The Telegraph reports that a female lorry driver who was fired for a tirade of foul language when she found another vehicle blocking her way has now been awarded £4,000 compensation by an employment tribunal.

Sandy Posner, 52, who admitted she had launched a "disgusting" attack on an assistant warehouse manager, won her claim for unfair dismissal but failed to convince the Brighton tribunal that she should get her old job back.

She told the hearing that she believed the decision by Derek ... (94 more words)

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