A postman was ‘unfairly’ sacked by the Royal Mail when thieves stole all the letters and parcels from his van, a tribunal has ruled. Virgil Summers had a 20-year unblemished career delivering mail tarnished when he was dismissed for gross misconduct after being accused of “failing to secure” his vehicle. …
Read More »Postman ‘dubbed “Jimmy Savile of the office” threatened to get revenge with gun’
A Royal Mail postman who claimed colleagues had dubbed him the “Jimmy Savile of the post office” threatened to buy a gun to get revenge on them, a tribunal heard. Colin Richardson was suffering from mental health problems when he claimed he was bullied and harassed by colleagues. He was …
Read More »Royal Mail postman who was one minute late for delivery is sacked after 28 years
A Royal Mail postman was sacked after being just one minute late with a special delivery. Robert Lockyer, who had been in the job for 28 years, was tasked with delivering the package to a bank by 1pm. But Kent Live says, though he got there at 12.56pm, Mr Lockyer …
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