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9/17/09

Digital Journal: Spanish court: You can't be fired for calling boss 'son of a bitch' - by Chris Dade

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Spanish court: You can't be fired for calling boss 'son of a bitch' - by Chris Dade

It has emerged this week that back in February a court in Spain ruled calling your boss a "son of a bitch" should not result in you losing your job.The judge clarified her opinion that dismissal was a "disproportionate punishment" by saying: "The social degradation of language has caused the expressions used by the plaintiff to become commonly used in certain settings, especially in arguments." She also ruled that the employer should either reinstate its former employee or pay him compensation of €6,483). It has not been revealed which option the employer chose.

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