Man vindicated after being fired for texting in sick

The firing of an employee who used text messages (instead of voice calls) to call in sick after his brother's death was unfair, an Edinburgh employment tribunal has ruled, reports The Register via Engadget.

"... Tribunal chair Susan O'Brien said: "The company's complaint that text messages were not acceptable was petty, and in any event the tribunal did not believe that the claimant had been told he must not notify absence by way of text messages. Throughout these events, the local manager and Mr Selley were perfectly well aware of the reason for the claimant's absence. A modicum of common sense could have straightened all this out."

emily | 9:51 AM | News, Buzz |
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