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McDonald's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice


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This has got be one the funniest things I have ever read... :o :lmao:

A McDonald's outlet in the Netherlands was wrong to sack an employee for giving a colleague a piece of cheese on a hamburger, a court has ruled. The waitress was fired last March after she sold a hamburger to a co-worker who then asked for cheese, which she added.

The fast-food chain argued this turned the hamburger into a cheeseburger, and so she should have charged more.

But Leeuwarden district court ruled a written warning would have been more appropriate. McDonald's was ordered to pay the former employee more than 4,200 euros ($5,900; £3,660) for the last five months of her contract.

The fast-food chain had argued that the waitress - who was employed at a branch in the northern town of Lemmer - had broken staff rules prohibiting free gifts to family, friends or colleagues. But the court said in its written judgement: "The dismissal was too severe a measure. It is just a slice of cheese," reports AFP news agency.

The ruling comes days after McDonald's reported an increase in net profits by almost a quarter in the last three months of 2009.

Source: BBC News

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I wonder if Haantjuh has any role in this. :lol:

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Thats just ridiculous.. You know some rules are there with favorable regard to the purpose they serve.. but using it to unjustly terminate the employment .. is crazy.. besides that I think a piece of cheese used to cost $0.15 .. extra ( 16 years ago ).. McDonald's managers seem to be a little weird sometimes anyway.. Truthfully I believe it is the method in which they use to fire employees making over minimum wage..to keep lower paid individual who are fresh and willing to do too much for the pay..

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Those M****r F*****s scw2u0.png HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

What I wouldn't give to be in that court when the trial was held...I would of laughed my ass off the entire trial :rofl: :lmao: :evil: :hehe: scw2u0.png

People are dying from hunger all around the world, and they argue over a piece of cheese...This just goes to show you the maturity level of some people.

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No, I live in the Hague..

And my boss isn't like that. He'll just say.. Pay those 25 cents.

Going to court for freakin 25 cents. C'on stupid dutch people, just drop dead and shake sum booteh! :lol:

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The difference is actually 25 cents? Really?

Ah well, you know what they say, nothing like a good rip-off to get them cholesterol levels up!

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Oh well, shought is a fat @$$ :lmao:

damn...so he's a "more cushin for the pushin" type of guy 2qnzlky.jpg

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