Increased food wastage at Co-op!!

POPPYOSCAR

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Also from that article



Still cant see the issue myself. What I decide to throw away is upto me. What Tesco/Coop decide to throw away is upto them.

Also from the article


Tesco has since admitted it made a genuine mistake not to offer the bikes to local charities first, before throwing them out


"In future, we will ensure any similar items are first offered to local charities, as we do with a large range of products."

Pollycat

hollydays wrote: »

Taking goods home that had been written off, or giving them to others is gross misconduct, likely to result in dismissal.

I thought this too, hollydays (it seems that the OP's post detailing this has now been deleted)

Originally Posted by Feral Moon
I was given two carrier bags full of veggies & bread out the back door tonight otherwise they'd have ended up in landfill.

Personally, I think the Co-op staff who are doing the above are on a bit of a sticky wicket.
I certainly wouldn't risk my job to give anybody any left over goods, regardless of how altruistic my motives were - or how loud the customer shouted.

hollydays

Pollycat wrote: »

I thought this too, hollydays (it seems that the OP's post detailing this has now been deleted)

Personally, I think the Co-op staff who are doing the above are on a bit of a sticky wicket.
I certainly wouldn't risk my job to give anybody any left over goods, regardless of how altruistic my motives were - or how loud the customer shouted.

I've resisted saying it so far , but it's not unknown for staff to keep things back or deliberately damage them so they get reduced. Staff theft accounts for a large proportion of what's euphamistically called " shrinkage".the stock still belongs to the company whether it's been written off or not,the staff have no right to appropriate it.
Her posts aptly demonstrates the dangers.

The-Truth

hollydays wrote: »

Staff theft accounts for a large proportion of what's euphamistically called " shrinkage"

Customer theft however is always the highest!

hollydays

The-Truth wrote: »

Customer theft however is always the highest!

Yes, I think we are aware of that.
A lot more customers will enter the shop than numbers of staff , so that's no surprise .

chuckley

such a fitting username.

Altarf

The-Truth wrote: »

Customer theft however is always the highest!

But employee theft is treated much more seriously by the courts.

The-Truth

Altarf wrote: »

But employee theft is treated much more seriously by the courts.

No it's not it's treated the same. Theft is theft.

hollydays

Altarf wrote: »

But employee theft is treated much more seriously by the courts.

Yes, Theft breach of trust is taken very seriously.
There are specific sentencing guidelines for it.

Pollycat

The-Truth wrote: »

No it's not it's treated the same. Theft is theft.

I think the point being made is that the aftermath of being caught stealing from a shop would be worse for an employee than for a customer as the employee stands to lose his job.