Tesco must pay Wexford staff it accused of food theft

Tesco has been ordered to pay out over €150,000 in compensation to four of its former staff who were wrongly sacked as a result of a flawed disciplinary process by the supermarket giant.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal found Tesco unfairly dismissed the quartet who worked at a café attached to its former branch in Gorey, Co Wexford.

The retailer fired four long-serving staff for eating a variety of food and beverages, including fried breakfasts, on two dates in May 2013 on the basis they had not immediately paid for the items.