Well here's the difference.....my OH was suspended for 2 days and only kept his job by the grace of a fast talking Union Rep.

His sin....an A4 envelope fell out of an AP white plastic crate, between the crate and the side of the van....it was missed during deliveries and only found during the inspection of the van when he was leaving the base at night.

It would have been found the next morning when he took the crates out to load his deliveries but unfortunately the security guards found it first.

He was hauled before the supervisor the next morning to plead his case as to why he should not be dismissed immediately.  Thankfully the Union Rep was on site and spoke up for him.   He was issued with a First and Final written warning and suspended for the rest of the week (it happened on Wednesday night).  This cost him $1000 in income.

On another occasion he was told not to come to work on the following Monday as his Carriers Liability Insurance was not paid.  I had already paid it direct to the Insurance agent and given the supervisor a copy of our receipt....which he had obviously lost.

I rang him and pointedly asked for his email address to send him another copy....he refused to give it to me but an hour later T got a phone call to go to work on Monday as usual.  I had also asked the Insurance Agent to confirm our payment.

I have tangled with that supervisor in the past when I was a contractor....he should know by now that I never say something has been done if it hasn't been.