A ruling for the little guy

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sided with a former Burger King employee who was fired after taking home approximately fifty cents worth of food.

Usha Ram, who had worked with the fast food chain for 24 years, was awarded $46,000 in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit. The 55-year-old was earning minimum wage as a cook at a Burger King restaurant in Vancouver when she was let go from her job.

rest of the story here: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/employee-who-took-50-cents-of-food-awarded-46k-in-wrongful-dismissal-lawsuit-181417754.html

There are multiple levels to this story.

1 she should not had been fired because her boss let her take food. A misunderstanding on a sandwichigh vs a meal is not her fault but her boss for not being clear.

2 I've worked retale and the #1 rule is stealing is grounds for termination no matter the amount. If you can't be trusted with $.50 then how can you be trusted with $500.