{"id":1510,"date":"2025-06-20T18:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontslagrechtjuristen.nl\/?page_id=1510"},"modified":"2025-06-20T19:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:47:41","slug":"taking-away-deposit-cans-no-reason-for-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontslagrechtjuristen.nl\/en\/nieuws\/meenemen-statiegeldblikjes-geen-reden-voor-ontslag\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrying deposit cans no reason for dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1510-e1 m15y-0\"><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e1510-e2 m15y-2 m15y-3\"><div class=\"x-bg\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontslagrechtjuristen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-8.png\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e1510-e3 m15y-5 m15y-6 m15y-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col x-hide-sm x-hide-xs e1510-e4 m15y-a m15y-b m15y-c\"><\/div><div class=\"x-col e1510-e5 m15y-b m15y-d m15y-e\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e6 m15y-g m15y-h m15y-i m15y-1 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;0%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;0%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Dismissal of kitchen assistant over empty deposit cans unjustified<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e7 m15y-g m15y-i m15y-j m15y-1 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;0%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;0%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<p class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">20 June 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e1510-e8 m15y-2 m15y-4\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" data-x-element-bg-layer=\"{&quot;parallaxSize&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;parallaxDir&quot;:&quot;v&quot;,&quot;parallaxRev&quot;:false}\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e1510-e9 m15y-l banner-description\"><p><strong>A kitchen assistant employed since 2015 was summarily dismissed on 20 December 2024 for taking empty deposit cans from the restaurant outside working hours. The employer additionally accused him of stealing a bottle of cognac, but the employee denied this, stating that he had only taken his own empty cans.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e10 m15y-i m15y-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Judge: there is no urgent reason for dismissal<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e1510-e11 m15y-l banner-description\"><p>The subdistrict court ruled that there was no urgent reason for immediate dismissal. For the alleged theft of the bottle of cognac, the employer could not provide evidence. As for the cans, it was not clear that they did not belong to the employee himself. Moreover, the value of the cans was only \u20ac2.30, making the dismissal disproportionate.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e12 m15y-i m15y-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Personal circumstances decisive<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e1510-e13 m15y-l banner-description\"><p>In its assessment, the court weighed that the employee had been known to the employer since high school and that the employer was aware of his addiction problems. The employee also lost his home immediately after the dismissal, which added to the impact of the dismissal. According to the court, these are circumstances that make the instant dismissal too far-reaching.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e14 m15y-i m15y-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Legal framework: urgent cause and proportionality<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e1510-e15 m15y-5 m15y-7 m15y-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1510-e16 m15y-b m15y-c m15y-e m15y-f\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1510-e17 m15y-l banner-description\"><p>According to Article 7:678 of the Civil Code, immediate dismissal requires an urgent reason, such as theft or serious dereliction of duty. However, the seriousness of the conduct must always be weighed against the employee's personal situation<span class=\"whitespace-nowrap\">.<\/span> The judge stressed that, especially in cases of small financial interest and severe personal consequences, summary dismissal is not justified.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e18 m15y-i m15y-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Consequences for employee and employer<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e1510-e19 m15y-l banner-description\"><p>Because the dismissal was unjustified, the employee is entitled to a transfer fee, fair compensation and liquidated damages. Employers are well advised to always carefully consider the employee's personal circumstances in cases of (alleged) theft or dereliction of duty before dismissing.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1510-e20 m15y-i m15y-k\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\">\n<h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Conclusion<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e1510-e21 m15y-l banner-description\"><p>Taking empty deposit cans worth \u20ac2.30 is not a valid reason for instant dismissal, especially when personal circumstances weigh heavily. The court quashed the dismissal and awarded the employee several compensations.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e1510-e22 m15y-m get-started\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontslagrechtjuristen.nl\/en\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\"><strong>Facing redundancy yourself?<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontslag keukenhulp om lege statiegeldblikjes onterecht 20 juni 2025Een keukenhulp die sinds 2015 in dienst was, werd op 20 december 2024 op staande voet ontslagen omdat hij buiten werktijd lege statiegeldblikjes uit het restaurant had meegenomen. De werkgever beschuldigde hem daarnaast van diefstal van een fles cognac, maar de werknemer ontkende dit en stelde dat hij alleen zijn eigen lege&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1404,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-1.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1510","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meenemen statiegeldblikjes geen reden voor ontslag | Ontslagrechtjuristen.nl<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontslagrechtjuristen.nl\/en\/news\/taking-away-deposit-cans-no-reason-for-dismissal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meenemen statiegeldblikjes geen reden voor ontslag | Ontslagrechtjuristen.nl\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ontslag keukenhulp om lege statiegeldblikjes onterecht 20 juni 2025Een keukenhulp die sinds 2015 in dienst was, werd op 20 december 2024 op staande voet ontslagen omdat hij buiten werktijd lege statiegeldblikjes uit het restaurant had meegenomen. 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