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Abuse campaign at P&O condemned by Tribunal
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A truck driver who had his brake lines slashed by colleagues has won tens of thousands of pounds in compensation. Jennifer Ball reports.
A FORMER P&O Ferrymasters truck driver has won more than £42,000 compensation for unfair dismissal after he quit his job because his colleagues cut his vehicle's brakes.
David Bright from Felixstowe told a Bury St Edmunds industrial tribunal how he became the victim of a hate campaign by workmates after a shop steward was sacked for assaulting him when he refused to contribute to a workmate's leaving present.
The tribunal heard how the dashboard of his truck was kicked in. the battery flattened and obscene graffiti written on the side of his vehicle. Last June a brake pipe connecting the tractor unit and trailer was cut. He later resigned from his 27-year job.
Tribunal chairman lain Pritchard-Witts ruled that there had been a deafening silence from P&O: "The reason he could not return to work is because he felt too frightened.
"Cutting the lines to a vehicle Like this could also be construed as a potentially criminal act designed to endanger the life of the driver." P&O says it is deeply concerned about the situation that appears to have developed at its Felixstowe depot and which has had such a debilitating affect on Mr Bright:"We respect the verdict of the tribunal and will be examining our processes in the light of this judgement."