He shot for making an attempt to catch thieves

Two workers of Lululemon’s US department have been reportedly fired after making an attempt to stop a theft on the sportswear retailer.

The incident occurred in late April at a department in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. It’s mentioned that the 2 workers first informed the criminals to go away, after which chased after them once they fled with unpaid gadgets.

Nonetheless, the corporate has very strict directions for its workers concerning conduct that might put them in danger. So it’s forbidden for workers to intervene in case of housebreaking.

“On this explicit case, we have now a zero-tolerance coverage that we prepare lecturers for within the occasion of theft. Why? As a result of we put the security of our group and clients first,” Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald mentioned in an interview with CNBC.

The latter is due to this fact categorical, and the corporate won’t rethink its resolution to dismiss workers.

The 2 workers on the Peachtree Corners, Georgia location weren’t fired for calling the police. “Staff are capable of name 911 when wanted, and that was not the explanation for the termination,” Lululemon mentioned in an announcement despatched to CNN.

To clarify these dismissals, the corporate cites safety causes as a result of these workers risked placing themselves in peril, but in addition endangering the security of others.