Sainsbury’s worker sacked after not paying for 30p bags for life during £30 shop
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A Sainsbury's employee was dismissed from his job after serving the supermarket for almost two decades due to his act of taking shopping bags without making a payment for them.
In the year 2022, Niamke Doffou was dismissed from his job at the Romford Sainsbury's Superstore, where he had been employed since 2003. This was due to his inability to pay for several bags for life on more than one occasion.
In his effort to provide for his guests after a long night at work, Mr Doffou purchased food, bedding, and pillows totaling about £30. However, CCTV footage revealed that he had to make several trips to retrieve the bags for the items, which are sold between the prices of 30p and 65p for his customers.
Even though he said he was exhausted and not aware of his actions, the French native was brought before his superiors and fired because they concluded that the store could not rely on him anymore.
During the hearing in East London, it was stated that the person in question had intentionally chosen the option of not getting any bags on the self-checkout machine, even though they knew they would need some to carry their bulky shopping items.
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As a result, she came to the conclusion that Sainsbury's could not rely on Mr Doffou as an employee, irrespective of the fact that the bags were not as expensive as the groceries he had purchased.
The judge responsible for employment cases supported the big supermarket and dismissed the complaint.
According to Eleena Misra K.C, after carefully reviewing all the available evidence, she came to the conclusion that the claim for unfair dismissal is not valid and, as a result, has been dismissed.
The footage from the security cameras and the document showing the purchase undoubtedly provided evidence to Sainsbury's that Mr. Doffou took the reusable bags without paying for them.
Sainsbury's conducted a fair and appropriate inquiry into the supposed behavior, allowing the accused individual to provide a comprehensive response.
Mr. Doffou's explanations were not considered believable, and based on the evidence, Sainsbury's had the right to determine that he had engaged in wrongdoing, even though the bags stolen were of little worth.
When the person in charge came to the conclusion that they were being dishonest and had stolen something, it becomes quite difficult to dispute that firing them was an unreasonable action. I believe that this decision fell within acceptable grounds.
