HeadingNorth Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 That isn't why he was sacked, nor the grounds for which he was claiming unfair dismissal. It was claimed he was sacked due to his whistleblowing/opposition to the quota system (which is illegal) that the company was allegedly operating, and his invovlement with the trade union. But he wasn't. NSL contract manager Paul Boxali told him in a letter: "You informed the owner of the car that a PCN (penalty charge notice) was being issued with apparent disregard for the safety and wellbeing of the issuing enforcement officer." NSL also claimed that the GMB union safety representative showed "disregard" for his line manager's "authority". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampster Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 But he wasn't. Courtesy of the BBC A parking enforcement firm operated a "clandestine quota system" to issue tickets to motorists in a "predatory and dishonest" way, a judge has found. A ruling seen by BBC London details how NSL, working for Kensington and Chelsea Council, set its wardens a minimum target of 10 tickets a working shift. It is illegal to set minimum quotas of parking tickets. NSL denies setting quotas and said it was "extremely disappointed" by the ruling and was considering its options. The quotas came to light after one traffic warden, Hakim Berkani, lost his job in February 2011 and took NSL to court. He claimed he was dismissed for highlighting the illegal quota system, along with his union activities. In a ruling which has just been published following the hearing at the London Central Employment Tribunal, Judge Burns agreed Mr Berkani had been unfairly dismissed. He wrote: "The claimant took the view that the priority should be given to warning motorists about infringements rather than issuing PCNs [fines]. "The managers however took the view that a minimum number of PCNs should be issued, and ten per shift was frequently mentioned as an absolute minimum. "We accept the claimant's evidence that the managers clearly wanted more rather than less PCNs to be issued" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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