Stuff.co.nz reports that a 16 year old schoolgirl has been sacked from her part-time job in a cafe in England after she lost GBP10, intended to be used to buy some biscuits for the staff. A bit harsh, but the kicker comes from the way the luckless lass was told of her downfall - by Facebook.
Her boss sent the message to the girl's Facebook account when she couldn't raise her by telephone. We think this passage in particular had a certain elegant simplicity which couldn't be misinterpreted:
"I had to tell the owner bout u losin that tenner coz obviously the till was down at the end of day. she wasn't very pleased at all and despite me trying to persuade her otherwise she said I have to let u go. I'm really sorry".
In 2003 2,500 staff were dismissed by an English company by text. As the company went into receivership, there wasn't much the employees could do.
Could this happen in New Zealand? Well, yes. Would it be fair? Umm - maybe. If an employee was within the first 90 days of a valid trial period she could be dismissed without having the right to raise a personal grievance, unless there was some element of discrimination or other unfairness apart from the mere fact of dismissal. Being told about that decision by Facebook or text would not be any less effective than by any other method, so long as the employee reads it.
ThinkN of sackng sum1 by txt? Ask us 1st!
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