£14,000 payou t after she was fired for taking her jacket with her when a fire alarm went off. Natalia Dudenko 'singlehandedly' evacuated a 'packed' Costa store in six minutes - having to remove elderly, disabled, and unhappy customers - and grabbed her coat as it was cold and raining outside.
However, the assistant manager faced an investigation and was sacked after her bosses claimed she took too long in evacuating and that fetching her jacket amounted to gross misconduct.
Mrs Dudenko, 35, was accused of leading a 'confused and disorganised' evacuation and putting others people's safety at risk when she was sacked by bosses.Now, the married mother of one, has successfully sued the coffee giant for unfair dismissal, with a tribunal.
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