Stobart driver gets £3,000
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• An Eddie Stobart driver who claims he was sacked because he removed his tie in sweltering temperatures has won an out-ofcourt settlement of 0,000 from the Carlisle-based operator.
The payment means that neither Mark Haig.Field nor the company will be forced to appear this week at industrial tribunal.
Haig-Field, who had driven for Stobart for five years, argues that he was unfairly dismissed for not wearing his company tie after his lorry broke down in August. He claims that he has a clean record with the company despite being "outspoken" at times.
Although Stobart refuses to comment on the settlement or the exact cause of the sacking, it has issued a statement saying Haig-Field's standards fell "seriously below acceptable standards on a number of occasions, culminating in dismissal".
Stobart says it settled before the hearing "to avoid the inconvenience of having a number of senior managers tied up during one of the company's busiest operating periods".