Aldi told to pay 5,000 to employee who was sacked after sexually assaulting a former co-worker [Video]

ALDI HAS BEEN ordered to pay €5,000 compensation to a former store assistant who was fired after the German supermarket group became aware he had been convicted of sexually assaulting a co-worker in another job.

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the company had unfairly dismissed Muhammad Kashif by “veering outside the band of reasonableness” in reaction to learning about the conviction through a newspaper report.

Aldi had denied that it had unfairly dismissed Mr Kashif and claimed it had followed a full and fair disciplinary procedure before his summary dismissal.

Counsel for Aldi, Kiwana Ennis, BL, said the former worker had been dismissed on grounds of gross misconduct arising out of his conviction for sexual assault.

The WRC heard that Mr Kashif had informed his store manager on December 21, 2022 about his conviction the previous day for sexually assaulting a female co-worker in a fast food restaurant for …