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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Nadeem Badshah

Worker who mistakenly sent abuse to customer wins unfair dismissal claim

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Jones had intended to forward the complaint to a colleague. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

A worker who was sacked after calling a customer “a twat” in an email she mistakenly sent to him 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 since 2021, was dealing with a customer complaint with a colleague when she hit the wrong button.

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