Sandwich without meat or salad and even a meal that consisted of just two slices of bread. Incomplete snacks were forms of punishment applied at a Burger King unit in São Paulo, according to a former employee who went to the Labor Court against the company.
The fast food chain was ordered to pay R$7,000 as compensation for moral damages by the 14th Labor Court in the south zone, in São Paulo. Burger King has appealed the decision, but the appeal has yet to be heard.
In a statement, the company says it prioritizes compliance with labor standards and maintains clear people management policies. Regarding the case of this worker, he says that “it is being dealt with in the judicial sphere.”
Punishment, according to the lawsuit, occurred when the manager considered that the former employee had taken too long with the calls or had not performed them correctly. In addition to the incomplete snack, the worker said that he also had the right to soda cut.
“Just snacks and water, they already removed the potato too, then they felt sorry and came back with the potato, but they continued without soda”, said the former employee, according to a report in the process. In another episode of punishment, according to the action, he would have been placed “grounded” inside the cold room, after an argument with his superior about football.
When defining the compensation of R$ 7,000, substitute labor judge Laís Cerqueira Tavares considered that both situations (incomplete meals and cold storage) are capable of violating rights such as honor, decorum, peace of mind and dignity.
The man who went to court against Burger King worked at a unit of the chain between June 2018 and August 2020, when he resigned.
The Labor Court also determined the payment of unhealthy work additional to the former employee of the network. The value for exposure to harmful health conditions should also be calculated on other funds, such as vacations, vacation third, 13th salary and FGTS (Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço).
A technical expertise carried out at the request of the judge attested that the activity took place in medium degree of insalubrity due to exposure to cold without the correct use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
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