Sacked for giving £6 discount

[Clarita12345]

Sacked for £6 discount..!!

My friend worked as a sales person in one of the known stores in London.
She gave £6 discount to a customer and she got the sack for it. She was told this was considered as theft.
I advised her to appeal and she is waiting for an appointment.
She is worried that this will stay in her file and prevent her from being employed.
She is so sad & depressed about it.
Please help with any advice you have.
Many thanks.

You should have let your colleague serve them. Or politely explain that the discount offered was conditional on the much larger purchase.

I know it's not much help, but I can see why they've reached the conclusion they have. You virtually gave stock away, shops can't work like that. Sorry.

If she is still suspended, I would offer to resign. Employers often prefer people to resign rather than sack them (most managers don't like being the bad guy) and you can them tell future employers that you have never been sacked. What she did was wrong.