By Montserrat Arqué
01 Dec 2023, 14:17 PM EST
It is well known that one of the most exhausting jobs that exist throughout the world is that of providing services, particularly in the gastronomic field, since they work long hours, in complicated shifts and in some cases, for a low salary that barely and It is compensated by tips.
Surely it has happened to you on more than one occasion that you have gone to a restaurant and seen some of the staff eating quickly to continue with their work and even doing so secretly from their supervisors so as not to get into trouble.
On this topic, the case of a restaurant employee in Mexico City, whose name was not revealed, who was fired, without receiving severance pay, after more than 3 decades working in this place, apparently for having eaten, has gone viral. a piece of toast during your work day.
Several local media reported on the case, which, for many, is another case of unjustified dismissal.
The affected person in question is a man who had been working for said restaurant for 33 years and in all that time, he never had any problems with his superiors and the customers were always satisfied with his services.
But everything changed when, a few days ago, he ate a piece of toast while working, which caused his bosses to get upset and decide to fire him, as if he had committed a serious offense, without termination.
Faced with this injustice, the affected person filed a lawsuit against his employers before the Local Conciliation and Arbitration Board. Once his case was analyzed, a judge determined that the restaurant’s duel must pay him the amount of 455,000 pesos (about $26,000 dollars) for the concept of lost wages, settlement and the proportional amount that corresponds to him for bonus, vacation bonus and bonus. antiquity.
The document reads: “expressly recognizing that he is the sole employer of the worker appearing and responsible for the employment relationship, agreeing to terminate his relationship with the plaintiff, for which he undertakes to deliver to the plaintiff the amount of 455,000 Mexican pesos.”
Although the details that motivated the employee to consume the toast have not been completely clarified, his decision to sue and spread his story on social networks has become a symbol of resistance and defense of labor rights.
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