Ex-British army soldier loses €7.5k award for unfair dismissal from Aldi role over unpaid goods

In the Labour Court ruling published on Thursday, Mr Foley has upheld Aldi’s appeal against the unfair dismissal and found that there “were substantial grounds justifying the dismissal” of Mr Scott and that his dismissal was not unfair. File photo

The Labour Court has overturned a €7,500 award made to a former Aldi employee who argued that his PTSD medication caused him to forget to pay for store food and drinks on seven dates.

In a three-member Labour Court ruling, chairman Kevin Foley has quashed the finding made by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) last year that Aldi Stores Ireland pay Cameron Scott €7,500 compensation for his unfair dismissal.