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Evening Standard
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Helen William

Admin worker who was sacked for calling customer a 'tw**' wins £5k payout

An admin worker who was sacked after calling a customer “a twat” in an email which she accidentally sent to them by mistake has won more than £5,000 in an unfair dismissal claim.

Meliesha Jones, who had been a part-time administrator at Vale Curtains and Blinds in Oxford since May 2021, was dealing with a customer complaint with a colleague when she hit the wrong button.

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