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WAYNE SACKED AFTER 'RED CARD' FOR BOSS


10:30 - 22 September 2003

When referee Wayne Millin "blew the whistle" on his boss during a football game, he never thought he would lose his job two months later.

Wayne, from Nailsworth, had reported his boss - who was the manager of one of the teams playing - for swearing at him. And now the 35-year-old has been awarded £6,000 for unfair dismissal after he was made redundant from Just Labels Ltd at Brimscombe.

Wayne had worked for Just Labels until June when he received a letter informing him that he was no longer required by the company.

He claimed that he was unfairly dismissed after getting involved in an argument with his boss, Robert Smith, during a match featuring King's Stanley FC's second team, of which Mr Smith is manager.

Wayne has been a referee for just two years and was only refereeing the game last April after volunteering to take charge of the clash.

He said: "There were a lot of games to play at the end of last season and I volunteered to take on this match as an extra one to help out.

"When I told them in work that I would be in charge, we had a joke about it but when we got to the game I did what I do in every match and spoke to both teams, telling them that I would not accept abuse and so on.

"I didn't think it would be a tough game as neither team had anything to play for really, neither was going up or down, it was just a middle-of-the-table clash.

"When the game started, everything seemed to go well but then there was a tackle on the far side of the pitch which looked fair to me, so I waved play on."

However, Robert Smith did not agree with the decision and, following swearing and abusive comments from the touchline, Wayne told him he would be reporting him to the Gloucestershire Football Association (GFA).

Wayne said: "He seemed to think I was joking, but when the £7 fine arrived from the GFA a month later, my life was made hell in work.

"Nobody would speak to me, and it became really unbearable.

"Eventually I reported it to the union and, on their advice, handed in a letter of complaint about the treatment I was receiving.

"I handed that in on June 23, but on June 27, after being at work all day without anyone saying anything, I returned home to find a letter telling me I was being made redundant.

"I contacted the union, who told me that I had a good case for unfair dismissal, and I was eventually given £6,000 after winning my case and settling out of court.

"I am just pleased to have won. Nobody deserves to go through what I have been through in the last few months."

Robert Smith declined to comment when approached by The Citizen.

In - "The Citizen" - www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk - 22-09-2003