Mechanic dismissed over ‘nixers’ threatened by disgruntled client at garage with a gun

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A garage owner who said his mechanic’s out-of-hours nixers were no problem until a disgruntled client arrived at the premises and produced a gun won’t have to pay out for lost earnings despite a ruling of unfair dismissal.

Mr Johnson said he “became suspicious” when he saw parts for a long-standing customer of his had been charged to the account, but that the customer told him he paid a €400 repair fee to Mr Hosey.

Then the complainant told the garage boss: “You’ve made up your mind,” handed over a set of car keys and walked away. “There were no issues with the complainant’s conduct until August 2019 when a customer of his nixer business came to the garage, took out a gun and threatened to kill him,” Ms McGrady said in a legal submission.

“Also, the complainant cannot be expected to be responsible for the conduct of a customer,” he added.

 

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