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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luke O'Reilly

BMW factory worker wins £16,000 payout over dismissal for collecting sandwiches

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A BMW assembly line worker has won more than £16,000 after being sacked for collecting sandwiches from his car during his break.

Ryan Parkinson successfully sued his employer GI Group, a recruitment company which provides temporary labour to BMW’s Oxford factory, for unfair dismissal after his supervisor claimed that he had left the site on two occasions without permission.

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