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You Can't Be Fired For Being Drunk At Work In Peru

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-one-on-me dept.

Peru's top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job. The ruling was criticized by the government for setting a dangerous precedent. Celso Becerra, the administrative chief of Chorrillos, a suburb of Lima, denounced the ruling. "We've fired four workers for showing up drunk, and two of them were drivers," he said. "How can we allow a drunk to work who might run somebody over?" Go with the liquor, Peru.

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  1. w00t! by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 1

    I'm moving to Peru and taking my beer with me! Whose with me?

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    1. Re:w00t! by __aapwfo6445 · · Score: 1

      Take Idle with you.

    2. Re:w00t! by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 1

      No, thanks. It's all yours. You can have it. Really. I insist.

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    3. Re:w00t! by Loopy1492 · · Score: 1

      Then take people who bitch about Idle with you!

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  2. At last by He+who+knows · · Score: 1

    I am going to buy shares in every alcohol company in Peru now.

    1. Re:At last by hierophanta · · Score: 1

      i think you'd be better off just buying stock in the places that sell alcohol in Peru.

  3. Re:Not enough details, this might be reasonable by VeNoM0619 · · Score: 1

    All this says is "When you show up to work once while intoxicated, it alone and in itself is not enough to let the employer fire you for just that reason".

    Or just take a sick day, and quit drinking so much me matey!

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