A BMW factory worker fired for going to Burger King during a lunch break has won nearly £17,000 in compensation.
Three months after returning, he was sacked.But he was sacked for a second time in November 2019 after a second alleged case of going AWOL during a shift.Employment judge Stephen Vowles said: "[Recruitment agency GI Group] failed to investigate the assertions by Mr Parkinson and his trade union representatives that this was a widespread practice done during break times by dozens of other employees.
"There was no evidence of any procedure in place by [GI Group] for obtaining permission to exit the site or to notify a supervisor of exiting the site or the recording of any such permission or notification. "Leaving a secure area through a turnstile for a few minutes to visit a car in the company car park when, it seems, that many other employees did exactly the same, though not investigated by [GI Group], did not amount to gross misconduct.Parkinson's racism claim was dismissed, with the judge saying there was "no evidence whatsoever" for the allegation.
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