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Gousto packager sacked for eating stolen peanuts
Key takeaways
- Stewart Whittingham North West Gousto Gousto has food packing factories in Warrington and Lincolnshire.
- Barbara Lisowska was fired for gross misconduct for endangering customers with food allergies in May 2024.
- The 65-year-old claimed she could not eat the peanuts as she had dentures and appealed to an employment tribunal.
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Stewart Whittingham North West Gousto Gousto has food packing factories in Warrington and Lincolnshire. A food packager for food recipe box firm Gousto was sacked after she ate peanuts stolen on the factory floor, an employment tribunal heard.
Barbara Lisowska was fired for gross misconduct for endangering customers with food allergies in May 2024.
The 65-year-old claimed she could not eat the peanuts as she had dentures and appealed to an employment tribunal.
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