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Dismissal hearing adjourned
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The two days allocated to the claim for unfair dismissal were not enough for the Transport Tribunal. Peter Swingier reports.
A TAMWOR'I'H, Staffs, truck driver is claiming compensation for unfair dismissal from his former haulage firm employer after denying he made inaccurate recordings on his timesheets.
Anthony Perry was sacked by JM Transport Services of Tyseley. Birmingham, for gross misconduct, Birmingham Employment Tribunal was told.
Perry. who was employed by the firm for more than two and half years, claims the allegations are a fabrication and were made because he helped prepare a 24page report highlighting problems at the company and suggesting how matters could be improved.
"I deny the allegations of inaccuracies and believe the management is getting its own back because of the report,-he said. "Other issues are also involved.The report dealt with health and safety, work practices and other matters, but there was no malicious intent."
The firm alleged discrepancies occurred between diary entries, Perry's work timesheets and his truck's tachograph.
One alleged incident involved a lhr 20min wait during a delivery in London: another involved a delayed delivery to a customer, the Tribunal was told. The firm complained that Perry had failed to communicate during the deliveries JM director Gavin Wright said Perry was suspended after the discrepancies came to light and dismissed for gross misconduct following a disciplinary and dismissal hearing.
Andrew Griffiths, for Perry, questioned whether it had been fair for Wright to chair the hearing after carrying out the investigation into the alleged discrepancies.
Tribunal chairman John Parkin adjourned the hearing till later this year for more evidence, explaining that the two days allocated had not been long enough.