Deli worker sacked over oven cleaner

A deli worker at a Co Meath service station was unfairly dismissed for taking two spoonfuls of oven cleaner in a coffee cup home with her.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled that Madara Cebina receive €13,180 from XL Fuels Group Ltd after finding the Latvian worker was unfairly dismissed.

The owner of XL Fuels Group is oil distributor Michael Curran, aged 47, of Curran Oil, Oldcastle, Co Meath.