http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-dad-claims-sacked-kfc-6616721 A DAD yesterday claimed he was sacked from his job at KFC for wearing a poppy. Stephen Colquhoun said he was dismissed by his boss after refusing to take off the commemorative flower for the war dead. The fast food chain denied he had been fired but claimed poppies are not allowed because they could pose a health and safety risk in the kitchen. Stephen, 23, said: “I made a donation to the restaurant’s own poppy box and had been wearing my poppy on shift on Friday. But then the boss came over and told me to get it off. “At first I thought he must be joking, but he kept on demanding I take it off. “Eventually I told him he’d need to sack me because I wasn’t taking it off. “At that point he said to me, ‘Fine, just leave now’, and I left. “My name has been taken off the online rota so I think I can safely say that I have been sacked.” Stephen, a father of one from Drumchapel, Glasgow, had been working at KFC on the city’s Renfield Street. He added: “I think it is a disgrace that you can’t wear a poppy. “It should be everyone’s right to show their respect for the war dead if they want to. “I had handed in my notice to KFC and was only due to work for another couple of weeks, but I could have done with the cash from my last few shifts.” KFC said: “The poppy appeal is a great cause and many of our restaurants support it through donation boxes including the Renfield Street restaurant. “Wearing any type of badge or pin while working in a kitchen poses a foreign body risk so isn’t allowed for health and safety reasons. “The team member has not been dismissed but we are currently looking into the matter.” Bet he's a hun...
No He handed in his notice then saw an opportunity to still get his giro In Drumchapel that's a career
