Law agency sacks Ecuadorian cleaner ‘for consuming leftover tuna sandwich’
- Gabriela Rodriguez, 39, was fired by a cleansing firm working for the agency
A cleaner is suing a City legislation agency which earns £46 million a yr after she claims she was fired for consuming a leftover sandwich.
The single mom from Ecuador launched the declare after she labored for an company that was contracted to London company legislation agency Devonshires.
Representatives of the United Voices of the World union, which helps migrant staff, stated she was sacked simply earlier than Christmas.
Gabriela Rodriguez, 39, was stated to have been fired from her £13-an-hour job for the ‘theft’ of a leftover tuna sandwich which was attributable to be thrown away after a gathering.
The agency contacted her firm, Total Clean, to complain that leftover sandwiches weren’t being returned, the Times reported.
She was then let go for taking ‘shopper property…with out authority or affordable excuse,’ she informed The Sun, and is now suing for unfair dismissal.
Gabriela Rodriguez, 39, (pictured) was stated to have been fired from her £13-an-hour job for the ‘theft’ of a leftover tuna sandwich which was attributable to be thrown away after a gathering
The single mom from Ecuador launched the declare after she labored for an company that was contracted to London company legislation agency Devonshires
In a social media marketing campaign, the United Voices of the World union stated the worth of the sandwich in query – which some sources claimed contained egg and never tuna – price not more than £1.50.
The union stated on Facebook: ‘Quick placard and banner making session at this time in preparation for our motion subsequent week in solidarity with Gabriela.
‘Gabriela is an Ecuadorian single mom who after two years cleansing the workplaces of a company legislation agency was summarily sacked simply earlier than Christmas on grounds of ‘theft’ – the ‘theft’ in query being a £1.50 Tesco tuna sandwich that she ate which was left over from a attorneys assembly, and was attributable to be discarded.
‘Sacking cleaners on ridiculous grounds like this – treating them just like the grime they clear – will not be unusual although is at all times outrageous and in UVW we at all times battle again.
‘We are taking the case to courtroom however that takes time, and justice delayed is justice denied, so within the meantime we’ll be doing what we do greatest and preventing again by means of direct motion.’
Signs made at a United Voices of the World union assembly forward of protest motion
In a social media marketing campaign, the United Voices of the World union stated the worth of the sandwich in query price not more than £1.50
But a spokesperson for the legislation agency informed The Times they’d not made a proper criticism and ‘expressly informed’ the cleansing contractor to not take any motion.
In an announcement to the newspaper, Total Clean stated the motion they took was ‘to take care of the integrity of our workforce and repair by guaranteeing we deal appropriately with any actions that undermine the laborious work and status of our unimaginable staff who conduct themselves impeccably.
‘Trust and honesty is of paramount significance.’
