John Lewis has been ordered to pay £47,000 to a Waitrose worker after it dismissed him for sending texts to his manager about a knife.
The worker, M Z Kabir, joined Waitrose in October 2002, working as a supermarket assistant, but was fired on June 29, 2020, after more than 17 years.
He then took John Lewis PLC, the owner of both John Lewis and Waitrose, to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and not getting paid four weeks of holiday pay.
