Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette

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Snack judgement: The croquette was going to be thrown away

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Snack justice: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not having been sold from the store’s deli section. The worker was fired in July 2023 after he had snarfed down the fried snack, […]

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The store had already closed its doors when one of the employees, who had worked for the company for 16 years, took a croquette from the food cart that would have roamed the garbage and ate it. A colleague reported him to his superiors and the worker was fired. The court has now ruled that the dismissal was unjustified, so the Spanish retailer Mercadona must pay almost 40,000 euros in compensation to the former employee.

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Spanish Court Rules in Favor of Worker Fired for Eating a Croquette

timesng.com: In a recent and unusual labor dispute, a Spanish court has ruled in favor of a supermarket worker who was fired for eating a croquette on the job. The incident, which has garnered significant attention, highlights the complexities of workplace policies and the rights of employees. The worker, who was employed at a supermarket, was […] This post Spanish Court Rules in Favor of Worker Fired for Eating a Croquette appeared first on Spa…

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Snack justice: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette - Talent Canada

A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not having been sold from the store’s deli section. The worker was fired in July 2023 after he had snarfed down the fried snack, which was destined for the trash after the store had closed for the day. In a verdict that The Associated Press saw on Wednesday, the Superior Court of Castilla-La Manch…

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Justice has declared inadmissible the dismissal of a Mercadona worker who ate an unsold croquette, which was going to end up in the trash.