Postman Sacked After He Kept Mail At Home To Deliver On His Day Off Wins Unfair Dismissal Case

In December 2018, Walacy Ramos ‘felt unwell’ on one of his rounds and opted to deliver the remaining 131 parcels on his day off.

The postman failed to contact his line manager, as required, to inform them of the situation. Two days later, a fellow colleague saw Ramos posting the missed mail in out-of-work-hours.

He was then suspended due to a pending investigation for ‘alleged wilful delay, and breaching security standards’.

While under suspension, Ramos informed the trade union he was having ‘lots of issues’ with regards to his mental health.

Then in February 2019, he was dismissed without notice.

It was said that delivery office manager Charlotte Jarvis was waiting for a report on Ramos’ situation that she had apparently requested from occupational health.

The report subsequently supported Ramos’s position and the tribunal has now ruled that he was dismissed unfairly.

It now seems that Ramos has managed to successfully sue Royal Mail and is likely to receive compensation.

Employment Judge Rachel Beckett said: “Could a reasonable employer have decided to dismiss Mr Ramos for acting in the way he did in this case? I find that they could not.

“The circumstances leading to the claimant failing to deliver all the mail in his shift were as a result of medical conditions which Royal Mail had been made aware of.”

LADbible have contacted Royal Mail for comment.

Well, in the upcoming years, the need for postal workers might be a thing of the past.

The UK postal service has partnered up with drone company Windracers with plans to further reduce Royal Mail’s carbon emissions while improving reliability to delivering parcels on time.

Royal Mail has said that the move will provide faster and more convenient services for remote communities.

It wants to eventually move away from current services, which include ferries, conventional aircraft and land-based delivery.

The first routes for the new service include the Isles of Scilly, Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Hebrides.

Royal Mail said it was aiming to use up to 200 drones over the next three years, which would mean an increase to just over 500 that will service across the UK.

“So they are capable of landing on fields, providing the the area is flat enough. They are very much like a small plane.

“And the only difference is there isn’t a pilot on board.”