On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:14:32 +0100, John Cartmell
wrote:

In article , Andy Hall
wrote:


"Stole" is either an emotive word or a specific criminal one. Which do you
mean? If it's the criminal one, please can you supply evidence of where
there has been explicit criminal activity and in contravention of which
statute.

What do you call it if you illegally sack someone and remove their only
income?

It is dismissal, not theft - that is something quite different and
whether or not it is the employee's only source of income is not
relevant.

An employee may have a legitimate claim against the employer for
unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal or even constructive dismissal.

More information at

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/.../dismissal.htm

among other places. There is no mention of the word "steal", and
the only mention of "theft" is in relation to gross misconduct on the
part of the employee.





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However, that can easily be corrected for those affected.

So theft is OK as long as you offer to return the goods once the policeman
arrives on the scene?


No, but then theft has not taken place, so the question is academic.



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..andy

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