Calling boss a dickhead was not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/sep/04/calling-your-boss-a-dickhead-is-not-a-sackable-offence-tribunal-rules

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Hegar@fedia.io · 43 pts · 349d

This is great news considering that my boss is a dickhead.

CubitOom@infosec.pub · 19 pts · 349d (2 replies)

It might even be a compliment. He is the head of the dick afterall.

Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 349d

It was!

He was considering firing her and she found out about it, so she was in tears during the meeting and said “If it was anyone else in this position they would have walked years ago due to the goings-on in the office, but it is only because of you two dickheads that I stayed.”

Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 349d
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 349d

IANAL, but in the US, where we have at will employment, I feel like this case wouldn't be an issue. Maybe you're owed unemployment benefits for "being let go", but it's debatable.

Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 349d

Brb got to go say something to my boss

dan@upvote.au · 5 pts · 349d (1 reply)

I'm surprised this isn't an Aussie news story.