Bad managers | Loyal worker paid off after texting-in-sick furore

A black worker who was let go for ‘job abandonment’, despite texting his boss to tell him he would not be able to make his shift due to sickness, has won an out of court settlement after it was found his employer may have discriminated against him.

The man took his case to different courts arguing that he was treated less favourably than white colleagues and should not have been let go over supposed poor performance.

Discrimination argument

In the court case, Jimmy Haynes, who had spent eight years working for the waste management firm, made clear he had texted in 45 minutes before his shift was due to begin to explain he could not come in to work because of sickness.