A cleaner at a London law firm was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich.
The law firm and the private contractor that employed her are being taken to an employment tribunal.
AdvertisementA cleaner was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich she found in a meeting room at the top London law firm, according to the legal affairs website RollOnFriday.
The website said that the woman's employer, private contractor Total Clean, fired Gabriela Rodriguez, a single mother from Ecuador, just before Christmas last year.
It said Rodriguez was fired after eating a discarded tuna sandwich from British supermarket chain Tesco, worth about $1.90, which was left behind after a meeting.
Persons:
—, Gabriela Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Devonshires, RollOnFriday, UVW, Petros Elia, UVW's, Elia, Gabriela
Organizations:
Service, Tesco, Devonshires Solicitors, Business, United, Guardian
Locations:
London, Ecuador