An interesting article came to my attention today and it got me thinking.
An employee of a main Ferry provider to the Isle of Wight has been dismissed for gross misconduct.
The Ferry provider has said "The charge related to a serious breach of health and safety involving the employee hanging on to the mezzanine deck whilst it was being lifted. The incident occurred in broad daylight and potentially in view of customers and was considered by both the Hearing Officer and the Appeal Hearing Officer to be a serious breach of Health & Safety regulations warranting dismissal for gross misconduct, especially bearing in mind the employee’s position sailing as a Chief Engineer. A secondary charge relating to wearing of PPE was also considered and would have warranted disciplinary action short of dismissal if considered in isolation."
An employee of a main Ferry provider to the Isle of Wight has been dismissed for gross misconduct.
The Ferry provider has said "The charge related to a serious breach of health and safety involving the employee hanging on to the mezzanine deck whilst it was being lifted. The incident occurred in broad daylight and potentially in view of customers and was considered by both the Hearing Officer and the Appeal Hearing Officer to be a serious breach of Health & Safety regulations warranting dismissal for gross misconduct, especially bearing in mind the employee’s position sailing as a Chief Engineer. A secondary charge relating to wearing of PPE was also considered and would have warranted disciplinary action short of dismissal if considered in isolation."
They go on to "stress that safety is crucial to our business, our customers and our employees, and cannot be compromised. The fact that the employee is an RMT representative was not considered as part of either the original hearing, or the appeal. Currently a ballot for strike action by RMT members is pending, and the company trust that the outcome of that ballot will show that RMT members support the view, that serious breaches of Health & Safety cannot be tolerated, by rejecting any industrial action in respect of this matter."The Ferry provider has said "The charge related to a serious breach of health and safety involving the employee hanging on to the mezzanine deck whilst it was being lifted. The incident occurred in broad daylight and potentially in view of customers and was considered by both the Hearing Officer and the Appeal Hearing Officer to be a serious breach of Health & Safety regulations warranting dismissal for gross misconduct, especially bearing in mind the employee’s position sailing as a Chief Engineer. A secondary charge relating to wearing of PPE was also considered and would have warranted disciplinary action short of dismissal if considered in isolation."
They go on to "stress that safety is crucial to our business, our customers and our employees, and cannot be compromised. The fact that the employee is an RMT representative was not considered as part of either the original hearing, or the appeal. Currently a ballot for strike action by RMT members is pending, and the company trust that the outcome of that ballot will show that RMT members support the view, that serious breaches of Health & Safety cannot be tolerated, by rejecting any industrial action in respect of this matter."
I was wondering whether the employee in question would have sought legal advice if his actions had gone wrong and he had suffered an injury?I was wondering whether the employee in question would have sought legal advice if his actions had gone wrong and he had suffered an injury?
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