Court Upholds Dismissal of ECAB Employee Of 27 Years Over Misconduct

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The Industrial Court has dismissed a claim by former Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank (ECAB) employee Edzel Joseph, ruling his termination after 27 years of service was justified due to gross misconduct.

Joseph, an Attendant in the Facilities Department, was dismissed in September 2018 after being found in possession of a CCTV sign reported missing from the bank. He argued the sign had been discarded and retrieved from a dump site, but the court found evidence suggesting he altered the sign to support his account.

The court also rejected his claim of procedural unfairness, stating dismissal was inevitable even if a formal hearing had been held. It noted that unauthorised possession of company property is a serious breach in the banking sector.

Joseph, who had previously been warned about misconduct, was denied compensation and retirement contributions, with the court ruling the dismissal was not harsh or unfair.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. 27 years down the drain for a stupid sign??? Well the bank probably feels it can start with a sign or maybe it started much earlier with other items…..Sorry dude…

  2. WHAT THE HELL…! …CROOKEDNESS IN CROOKS:
    …NEVER IN BANKING: AND …NOT IN ‘…CCTV BANK SIGNS, EITHER
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    Sure, that had this matter been ‘…handled by Law enforcement,’ a sure ‘…RESIDENTIAL STINT,’ at the ‘…TOWN-SIDE PENITENTIARY.’

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    QUESTIONS

    (i) ‘…WHAT IS A ‘…SIGN’ WITHOUT MONEY?’

    (iii) …COULD IT HAVE BEEN ‘…ELECTRONICALLY USED’ TO ‘ SIGN OUT MONEY?’

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    WHAT THE HELL…!
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    NOT ANOTHER QUESTION:

    JUST ‘…SIGNING OUT.’

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  5. This was not the first time Joseph took up things from the bank, he received memos before warning of disciplinary action if he continued to do things like this, yet he continued, he was given many chances but didn’t take heed, so his chances ran out.

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