2.2Na ontvangst van het rapport van Fragnito heeft Holiday Inn nader onderzoek verricht in haar eigen administratie. Bij brief van 15 juni 2016 is [appellante] op staande voet ontslagen. Die brief houdt - voor zover hier van belang – het volgende in.
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We received a Quality Assurance Evaluation Report of a ‘Mistery Shopper’ investigation that was conducted at our hotel by a Consulting Company on the request of the International Hotel Group.
You were called in to the HR office on Monday Afternoon, June 13, 2016, before starting your shift and were told that we are investigating a report where your name was mentioned several times with some incidents that needed further investigation. You were sent home with pay pending the investigation, and were told to report back to the HR office on Tuesday, June 14 at 9:30 AM.
Upon investigating we concluded the following:
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, you were working at the Seabreeze Bar. Around 1:35 PM the mystery shoppers approached the bar and sat down. They were approached by Juan, the barback who took their drink order. They ordered a mango margarita and two specialty cocktails from the signature drink menu. They observed that Juan prepared the drinks. They placed $40 on the bar to indicate that immediate cash payment would be taking place. Juan placed the rinks in front of them. You reached over and took the cash from the counter and proceeded to punch in the order in the Micros Machine. A check was produced from the machine. This check was not offered to the guests. You placed the amount of $10.40 in front of the guest from the counter as change.
This check (check # 7168) was opened and closed by you at 1:37 PM. On the check 3 drinks were posted for a total amount of U$28.57. Instead of the check being opened and closed as an EP (cash) check, this was opened and closed as an AI (All Inclusive) check. You did not record the amount of USD 28.57 as cash received by the hotel.
This check was instead closed as AI and on it was written room #[nummer] and un unreadable name and signature was placed. None of the mystery shoppers ever signed this check. Not only were the mystery shoppers ever presented with the check, it is also clearly visible on the video camera in the bar that this check was not presented to them.
Upon verifying which guest was staying in room [nummer], it was determined that the guest staying in this room was indeed an All Inclusive Guest, however, his signature is completely different from the one that was scribbled on the check # 7168 which was the check that represented the items paid for in cash by the mystery shoppers.
It leads us to conclude that the cash that was paid for the drinks as recorded on check # 7168 was not properly recorded as cash received and instead marked as if the All Inclusive Guest of room [nummer] had ordered and signed for these drinks which is absolutely not the case.
The hotel never received the amount of US $ 28.27 paid by the mystery shoppers. When the investigation was finalizes on Monday, June 13, 2016 we concluded that our findings proof that you have acted fraudulently and embezzled company monies.
This incident is very disturbing and not acceptable for our company. Theft and dishonesty is something that we cannot and will not tolerate.
Yesterday, June 14, 2016, we called you in to confront you with these findings. We also showed you the documentation that confirm these findings. You reacted saying that you do not recall this incident or even if you were working that day. In presence of the Bar Shop Steward and the Vice-president of the Union FTA, you requested the time to be able to think about the incident and see if you could recall the incident. We agreed that you would return to the HR office on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 8 AM.
Today you did not show up to the agreed to meeting. Instead the Vice-president of the Union FTA called me to report that you had become ill and could not make it to the meeting. It leaves us no other choice than to immediately take the decision below.
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With this latest incident, you have violated our employee conduct policy and committed acts that are considered just cause for immediate dismissal, based on civil code 1615p ‘Theft and dishonesty”.
This type pf behavior can and will not be accepted. You are hereby advised that you areterminated effective today, June 15,2106 for the reasons mentioned above’. ‘