Dismissed for "
serious misconduct
".
A young employee of the delicatessen department of a Super U was sacked on February 25 by his management after having recovered pizzas reaching their expiration date.
The young employee should have sought the agreement of a manager considers Super U for whom this act constitutes a theft.
A case revealed on Twitter on Monday.
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The case began on February 12 when Nathan, an employee in the delicatessen department of the Super U in Plascassier in the Alpes-Maritimes, noticed that three pizzas were going to reach their expiration date the same evening. At closing, Nathan then decides to collect these unsold items to drop them off in the staff room. "
We were throwing in the trash all the time, it hurt my heart
."
On his way, he is intercepted by a staff representative who had been watching him for a while. The employee was in fact already "
suspected by other members of the staff of leaving with merchandise without going through the checkout on several occasions in the previous days
" affirms Super U for whom this act "
clearly
"
contravenes the
internal regulations of the store. which stipulates that “
all merchandise taken in store must be paid for
”. Nathan was therefore caught "
in the act of theft
" by "
appropriating [laughing] products that did not belong to him
" explains the distributor to
Le Figaro
.
For Nathan, this story is a shame "
I must be the only guy on earth who doesn't like pizza!"
»Plague the young man.
Admittedly, the employee of the delicatessen department admits, "
two or three times
" rather than throwing them away, he had already taken away unsold items.
This Friday, February 12, however, the dishes were not for him but for his colleagues, guarantees Nathan.
Lack of "
transparency
"
The intention seems laudable, can we really condemn the young man in his fight against waste? The products "
would have been handed over to Veolia for their recovery in an anaerobic digestion sector
" defends Système U. In addition, requests for the recovery of products that have reached their expiration date can be made by store employees provided that these requests be "
transparent, if only for fairness with all the people working in the store
" declares Système U. For the brand, this protocol allows above all to ensure that the products sold to the employees are consumable and comply with the cold chain.
But were Plascassier employees aware of this possibility of recovering unsold goods?
"
We have never been offered to take back products
" testifies Nathan.
The young man was also not aware that food waste was converted into biogas.
Dismissal for "
serious misconduct
"
Ultimately, after an interview with Nathan, the store management decided to dismiss the young man for "
serious misconduct
": During this exchange "
the employee did not
express
any regrets about stealing this merchandise
" says the giant of food, "
he justified his gesture by a desire to share these recovered products with other members of staff, which he had absolutely not specified on the day of the flight
". "
I was about to ask the manager when he arrested me
" denies Nathan for whom the decision of his dismissal is unfair.
Anyway, the young man ended up finding his happiness elsewhere. In September, he will be a supervisor in a college. "
I wouldn't have to throw away any more food,
" Nathan concludes, relieved.
