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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Now That's Chutzpah!

An employee obviously morally challenged, perhaps led to his exploit by a disagreement with his employer, or having felt himself unappreciated, decided to break into his place of employment. Timothy Clements of New Brunswick was arrested as he busied himself in an attempt to break into First Stop Auto in Saint John.

One supposes he could have attempted to convince the arresting officers that he worked there - which he did - and had forgotten something really important, say his car keys, and was unable to drive home until he secured them. But investigators were under the impression that he and another man who accompanied him were intent on securing the shop's cash float.

In which design they were spectacularly unsuccessful. When he was released from custody the following day it was on the condition that he not return to the business. Understandably the business owner wanted nothing further to do with his former employee. He was in fact informed by police his boss most definitely had no wish to see him.

He was fired. Or perhaps the correct interpretation was that he had decided to leave his job. Who in his right mind might believe that having been caught in the act of trying to rob their employer, they would still be welcomed back to their place of employment? Timothy Clement must be subject to delusional beliefs in his especial entitlements.

He applied to the New Brunswick Employment Standards Branch claiming two weeks' pay because his employer failed to give him notice of termination. The Employment Standards Branch ordered the employer to pay poor misunderstood Clements $943.58 representing wages in lieu of notice.

Which was when the Labour and Employment Board stepped in to cancel the payment. Leaving one to wonder what Clements will do for thrills and his own special brand of exploitative self-availment next time around?

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