The man borrowed the ladder after his daughter was locked out of her apartment. He was fired hours later.
A former Sydney Tools worker sacked after borrowing a ladder to help his daughter when she was locked out of her apartment has been awarded more than $19,400 in lost wages.this month ruled the shop must pay Gary Davidson as his dismissal was “not unjust”, and could be deemed “harsh and unreasonable”.
His employers claimed the incident was the “final straw”, insisting that Davidson - a two-year veteran of the company - had received prior warnings about his conduct and behaviour.On the day of the hearing, Sydney Tools “abandoned its contention that Mr Davidson had engaged in theft”. Even though he breached company policy by borrowing the ladder without consulting a senior employee, “at no time did Mr Davidson have, or display, an intention to permanently deprive the owner of the ladder, Sydney Tools, of its property”, Saunders found.
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