Long-serving butcher wins reinstatement and $25,000 after being fired over drug test
A butcher dismissed after failing a workplace drug test has won reinstatement and $25,000 compensation.
A butcher with 39 years of service was summarily dismissed for failing a second workplace drug test. The worker has been awarded $25,000 in compensation and ordered to be permanently reinstated to their position.
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Butcher of 39 years fired over medicinal cannabis wins job back – and $25k
A butcher has been awarded $25,000 in compensation and ordered to be permanently reinstated after being summarily dismissed for failing a second workplace drug test.