A woman abducted by ex was dismissed for unjustified excess absences

Uthe administrative officer of Milan, in Italy, was dismissed for excess of unjustified faults, while she was kidnapped by the former companion and unable to attend work and inform the same of what was going on.

The case, reported this week in Italy, is shocking, but it was resolved after the woman contested her resignation.

According to Today's Italian edition, the company agreed with the employee at a meeting with the union.

Victim was fired when she needed help most

According to the newspaper, the woman worked as an administrative employee with a permanent contract. The former companion, who pursued and assaulted her, came to the point of preventing her from leaving home and going to work.

As soon as she was able to free herself and had access to the telephone, the Italian worker called the company to explain what had happened, however, she had already initiated a disciplinary procedure for unjustified faults, culminating in her resignation for “just cause”.

The woman then asked for help from the union and contested the resignation, eventually recognizing the illegality of the resignation and being compensated financially, since she was “impelled to work for reasons beyond her will”.

For the General Labour and Employment Commission (CGIL) of Italy, resignation was a “form of direct gender discrimination and cites the protections provided by the Labour Code”.

“ To contest the resignation forced the company to withdraw completely during the conciliation process ", explained the spokesman of the union, stressing that the decision of the company affected and isolated the woman, who was already a victim of domestic violence, when she needed most support.