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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
A former postman from Greenock, Inverclyde, has won compensation for unfair dismissal after taking time off due to a hangover.However, John McMeikan had failed to alert Royal Mail he had an alcohol-related problem and so an Employment Tribunal found him to be 75% to blame, and reduced his compensation to £1,570.The Tribunal heard McMeikan started work as a postman at Inve...
Case | 28 Nov 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
Shame on Royal Mail for treating it's most valuable asset 'HR' as a bit of 'kit' and three cheers for human Tribunal who appear to have come to a balanced decission highlighting missed opportunities for employee and employer. Without "Positive regard" for operational equipment and appropriate planned routine maintenanc...
Comment | 29 Nov 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
Think i got flouride in my water instead of Prozac - Hampshire not very forward thinking especially as council particularly LEA not a happy place to work........... so i'm told that is - alegedly wha-eveeeer
Comment | 3 Dec 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
...ttle sort of judgemental reaction to my comments on the balanced almost 'parental' King Soloman way a tribunal dealt with a breakdown in relationships between employee and employer. Absenteeism maybe a heads-up early warning of a work/life coping problem but, like presenteeism and other H & S performance risk related issues, if no one is listening then no one is going to anticipate the preventable injury or even notice the chain-of-causation leading up to the so called unintentional and unforeseen yet predictable sort of ACCIDENT. Ooooops, nevermind, tooo late Ethal or Columbia or whoev-eee...
Comment | 2 Dec 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
...e point here. The point being that ~Royal Mail failed to act immediately, leaving a gap of 3 months between the last absence and dismissal. Had they acted immediately, holding return to work interviews followed by their disciplinary procedure, then the outcome would have been different. The unfair part stems from their being an unreasonable delay. You wll note that the tribunal still held the employee 75% liable...
Comment | 2 Dec 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
Great, first we had a duvet day on fridays now we have got a hangover day on mondays!! "sorry I cannot make it to work today as I got smashed out of mind during the weekend and theirs nothing you can do about it unless you send me away to some special clinic at great expense to you. As for all my work, every one else will have to do it. Bye the way I may not be in tomorrow as its the pub landlords cat's birthday and their having a party!!! cheers Hic!"
Comment | 1 Dec 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
Three calming little words Nigel. Vallium, Mogadon and Librium. Mind you we probably get some 'knock off' alternative version under the NLP version of the National Health Service.
Comment | 3 Dec 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
Probably, may have been a little late with medication when wrote that KO.... Maybe a one or two people not old to recognise reference as well in the our plugged in Matrix sort off virtual world where second life infinately better than the real world............ perhaps we could start a 'bring bac
Comment | 3 Dec 2008
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Unfair dismissal for hungover postman who missed work
D'you mean Soylent Green?
Comment | 2 Dec 2008
