Postman fired 'for being 1 minute late with delivery'

(KENT ONLINE) -- A union says it is appealing the 'outrageous' dismissal of a postman it says was fired for making a delivery one minute late.

Robert Lockyer, who has worked for Royal Mail for 29 years, was fired from the delivery office at Ashford in October last year after management accused him of 'gross misconduct' for the alleged delay.

Mr Lockyer’s case was appealed by the union through Royal Mail procedures and, when this failed, was submitted to an employment tribunal, which heard the case in July.

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