Sarnie barney lost driver job

Friday 14th March 2008, 2:29PM GMT.

WHEN Rex Robert’s sandwich van broke down, so did his relationship with his boss – a former colleague – an industrial tribunal heard yesterday.

Mr Robert is claiming unfair dismissal after losing his delivery job at Hansen’s Grab ‘n’ Go on 24 October following the problem with the van at Admiral Park.

It had broken down four months earlier and that had been attributed to the hotbox and fridge being kept running when the engine was off. Anthony Hansen blamed the second failure on Mr Robert’s refusal to follow instructions to keep the engine running.

‘I wanted to resolve things between us, but I had already given him three verbal warnings. I had no choice,’ Mr Hansen said. Advocate Richardson disputed the allegations of gross insubordination.