Driver warded £1,440
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)RRY DRIVER with a ige company for 17 years given one week's notice he lost his hgv licence suffering a mild heart :k. And an industrial nal has awarded £1,440 ensation to John Kerr, of air Road, Edinburgh, folig the ruling that he was rly dismissed by Russell thgate (Bulk) Ltd.
e tribunal said Mr Kerr seen employed on local from Leith at the time of smissal. After his week's e, he was given another :'s work driving inside docks, and on December was again given a week's e.
len he found out from the oyment Exchange that as entitled to 13 weeks' in view of the length of arvice, he told the firm le was then given three hs' notice. During that he approached another about taking over an • job, driving a lighter but he was told he would )e considered for that on.
tribunal said there was Tidence that Russell of gate had taken any mt of Mr Kerr's 17 years' e.