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Boss sued for sacking non-smokers

A German boss is being taken to a tribunal for firing non-smokers and replacing them with smokers who “fitted in better”. Thomas Jensen, head of a telesales company in Buesum in northern Germany, has laid off three non-smokers at his company and said he will not be hiring any more.

He said: “Smokers have always been our best employees. Non-smokers interfere with corporate peace. Our non-smoking employees were actually convinced that they had the right to smoke-free zones. They just complained all the time about smoking, and I don’t like grumblers.

“It was also very disappointing that the non-smokers would distance themselves from the smokers at social events - it didn’t build any team spirit. From now on, I’m only employing smokers.”

The three sacked workers are now suing him for unfair dismissal. And rightly so.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .