Letter of the law

Subway has not been doing itself any favours of late in Dunedin. It appears that an employee consoling her mate is being taken directly to face a beak for stealing a $4 (retail) drink.

Agreed, such petty theft could be seen as start of the slippery slope...

Now some union has got involved, upping the ante - I ask why not a legal aid employment lawyer rather than the union? This issue appears to have nothing to do with a union, but is an issue where an employee was summarily dismissed for stealing. The method of dismissal appears questionable, but I think that Subway could have handled the incident internally much better.

Unfortunately, now the union is involved and as is normal in this overly socialist time of ours, is seeking mass media attention. This will not do Subway any good as the progress through the courts will attract very negative publicity. Subway made the necessary stand against crime and the union should butt out!