An employment tribunal has ruled that a kitchen porter sacked after a series of incidents was not dismissed unfairly.
Martin Morris worked at Jaks Bar and Smokehouse between April 2023 and May 2024.
After issues during his employment, which included letting the air out of coworker’s bike, Mr Morris was given a formal written warning for his misconduct.
However, on May 17/18 Mr Morris was in Jaks and “very intoxicated”, which was in breach of the company handbook.
The tribunal’s report said: “On the evening of May 17, he had made unwanted advances to a female employee.
“He may also have made an improper suggestion – the evidence was not strong enough to be positive on that. There had also been some minor scuffle.
“At the time, he had been heavily intoxicated and having been forced to leave the premises by security, he had subsequently stupidly defied this and had re-entered despite having agreed that he would go home.”
Mr Morris was then sacked by Steve Pickett, the company’s CEO.
Unfair
In his witness statement, Mr Morris had highlighted issues which he said demonstrated that, notwithstanding his misconduct, the decision to dismiss him was unfair in comparison to other incidents.
However, the tribunal found the company had followed all proper processes dismissed the claim.
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