Sworn to walk out
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A TRANSPORT manager in claimed to have used foul h guage in dealing with a fern. office assistant, who th walked out and claimed cc structive dismissal.
But the Scottish Industrial 1 burial refused the applicatic saying the manager's action c not merit her walking out.
Miss Mary Berry was the or female employee of United C riers Ltd. Inverkeithing, and being taken on was warned tl could cause difficulty.
The Tribunal was told how t traffic manager returned to I depot when staff were disci sing the office chain of co mend and asked Miss Bei whether she had no work to c
She said she assumed his mark was in the nature friendly banter and said "nc She then alleged he swore at I. and told her to go; she went, a regarded herself as dismisse
The firm claimed in defen that she knew only the dep manager had the power dismiss her. The Tribun accepted that swearing w common and it could see reason why the applicant shoe have walked out that afternoc The use of abusive ar obscene language by an er ployer to an employee, partic larly a female employee, mig be regarded as a fundameni breach of the contract of et ployment, but this would be matter of circumstances and d gree.