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McD's sacks worker for cheese slice gift
Topic Started: Feb 27 2012, 03:28 PM (20 Views)
Pam
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McDonald's bosses in the Netherlands sacked a member of staff who gave a colleague a cheeseburger for the price of a plain hamburger.

A court ruled that the fast food chain was too harsh in firing the worker in the town of Lemmer, saying that a written warning would have been sufficient, AFP reports.

McDonald's claimed that the employee had broken company rules banning free gifts to colleagues, family or friends.

In a written judgement, the district court in Leeuwarden said: "The dismissal was too severe a measure. It is just a slice of cheese."

McDonald's was ordered to pay out €4,265 (£3,720) as the last five months of the employee's contract in addition to court costs.
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That was a bit harsh.................surely they could have given him a warning instead of just sacking him. The punishment didn't fit the crime.
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