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My mate works for a builder's yard. Yesterday he was supposed to work. He basically pulled a sickie.
That night, in his infinite wisdom, he went to his local pub. He bumped into his boss after he'd had a couple of jars.
Next day, to cut a long story short
'Yesterday you were well enough to get to the pub and have some bevvies, so in my opinion you were well enough to get to work, so you directly lied to me about being sick, so you're sacked'.
No warnings formal, written or otherwise, just 'get out now'. He didn't get paid for the day he was sacked but was only there for 15 minutes. Oh, he is (was!) within his 3 month 'trial period'.
He can't prove he was ill with formal doctors notes or anything, just lie more, as between you and me he wasn't actually ill at all.
Worth bothering with industrial tribunals and letters of complaint and calls for redundancy money and talking to citizens advice (or something), or just let it go?
That night, in his infinite wisdom, he went to his local pub. He bumped into his boss after he'd had a couple of jars.
Next day, to cut a long story short
'Yesterday you were well enough to get to the pub and have some bevvies, so in my opinion you were well enough to get to work, so you directly lied to me about being sick, so you're sacked'.
No warnings formal, written or otherwise, just 'get out now'. He didn't get paid for the day he was sacked but was only there for 15 minutes. Oh, he is (was!) within his 3 month 'trial period'.
He can't prove he was ill with formal doctors notes or anything, just lie more, as between you and me he wasn't actually ill at all.
Worth bothering with industrial tribunals and letters of complaint and calls for redundancy money and talking to citizens advice (or something), or just let it go?
