An employer accused of firing a man who told him to stick his f***ing job during a row over a cup of tea has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Employment Relations Authority.
Leslie Dillon, a former employee of Star Trans Ltd, claimed he was unjustifiably dismissed by the company last July following an argument over the servicing of a truck.
Company general manager and majority shareholder David McLauchlan denied this happened, and said Mr Dillon had quit via text message after he left work.
An authority decision from member Rosemary Monaghan, released yesterday, found in Mr McLauchlan's favour.
According to Ms Monaghan's decision, problems between Mr Dillon and Star Trans arose after Mr Dillon failed to advise the company the truck he was driving was due for service.