new Delhi: Britain has awarded nearly £17,000 (roughly Rs. 17 lakh) in compensation to a BMW employee who was sacked for visiting Burger King during his lunch break. During an evening shift at the BMW factory in Oxford in 2018, Ryan Parkinson was sacked for an unscheduled break of more than an hour to drive to Burger King. Ryan then filed a lawsuit against GI Group, a recruiting agency, for wrongful dismissal.
Parkison was reprimanded on his way back from the fast food restaurant for allegedly not telling his superiors about the lunch break. “My co-workers were discussing their favorite restaurants. I claimed I wanted Burger King but everyone else wanted kebabs,” the former employee recalled to LBC News.Also Read: OMG! Twitter’s bathroom stinks, employees forced to bring their own toilet paper — Know why,
I announced that I would visit Burger King. I hopped on a scooter of sorts, went to Burger King, and sat in my car until midnight. ,Read also: Incredible Discounts! The price of this 32-inch Smart LED TV gets as low as Rs 749 on Flipkart – Insider information,
Parkinson, whose lawsuit claimed the treatment was discriminatory because of race, was forced to take nearly six months off from work due to stress and anxiety. He started working again in February 2019 and stayed there for three months before being fired.
But after a disciplinary hearing in May 2019, he was able to successfully challenge the unfair dismissal and get his job back, but lost it again in November.