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Delivery driver forced to relieve himself into bottle, WRC hears

Date
2022-02-16

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Bray

County
Wicklow

Summary

Drmitriu Sehleanu, a former delivery driver from Bray, Co Wicklow, appeared before the Workplace Relations Commission to present a complaint of constructive dismissal against Cordelia Foods Ltd. The hearing, presided over by Adjudicator Kevin Baneham, concluded with the matter adjourned for the adjudicator to consider a decision. Mr Sehleanu alleged that he was forced to work 12 to 13 hours daily, driving up to 900km per day, and was pressured to exceed speed limits to meet delivery deadlines. He claimed he had to relieve himself into a bottle due to a lack of bathroom access and suffered a back injury while lifting flour without proper training. The company denied all claims, stating there was no bottle in the van, no workplace accident occurred, and Mr Sehleanu did not work beyond contracted hours. The company's representative, Rafaella Capolupo, argued that if the alleged speeding texts were true, Mr Sehleanu should be fined. The adjudicator closed the hearing to deliberate on the findings.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Delivery driver forced to relieve himself into bottle, WRC hears. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

February 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
September 2018 Other
October 2019 Other
December 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
August 10th 2020 Other
April 2020 Other
July 2020 Other
2022-02-16 Publication

Why: A delivery driver says he was forced to relieve himself into a bottle because he was under pressure to make cross-country runs lasting up to 10 hours for an Italian food importer. CNI source report