lad at work (21) works in the same bar I do ,He’s very reliable never takes holiday never calls in sick always goes above and beyond and I mean BEYOND the lad does everything asked of him and always has done ,he does the jobs nobody wants to do ,he’s got an extremely rough home life and frequently comes in the pub on his days off etc to escape this ,his Dad is the issue he’s a total nightmare ,truly. Boss keeps barring this lads Dad and then allowing him back in (think bc he spends money) it just causes issues though. Anyway yesterday this lad came into work he was upset very visibly distressed and upset (this wouldn’t be the first time but he sorts himself out and cracks on with it) 2 new members of the team were laughing at him for crying talking to his Dad around 10 minutes before his start time. Our boss goes over and says to him take yourself home ,the lad says “no honestly I’ll be alright in a second but doesn’t help when I’ve got people taking the piss outta me” referring to the bar staff laughing. Our boss says that’s not what’s happened but you’re unfit to work you need to go home. So the lad leaves and goes home after insisting that he stayed bc he needs the money. Anyway he’s sent home and his Dad was still in ,his Dad starts complaining about our boss and calls him
names. He gets removed. That night the lad goes up to another pub for a drink with a friend ,our boss walks into that pub minutes after him and walks up to him and sacks him ,no explanation or anything. He then gets removed from the rota and the chat and told he cannot step foot on the premises again. I asked multiple people who witnessed this whole day of events and what I’ve put is genuinely how it happened. However boss is telling people he’s had to let him go bc of multiple warnings,he was drunk when he turned up to his shift ,how he walked out and then went drinking instead ,boss is saying it’s gross misconduct bc this lad was intoxicated (he wasn’t) that he’s been warned before (he wasn’t) and now apparently he was aggressive aswell (he wasn’t) ,I’m dumbfounded,this has to be illegal right ? Can someone follow you around and fire you without warning/investigation ,no disciplinary ,following no procedure,follow you outside of work into a public place and then fire you just like that ? I’m sure this is an unfair dismissal,me and others who worked have caught this decision we have complained but boss is saying he’s well within his rights to do this ? Surely not though