“I’m afraid of flying” and turned down travel to the US. Court: “Lawful dismissal”

BOLOGNA – That Bologna Court he blamed one worker, recalling the firing he suffered after the worker twice refused to take a business trip to the United States because of his fear of flying legally. According to the judge, the company’s decision to fire the metal worker was correct.

The worker, said the Bologna Courierhas fought the dismissal with the help of the union, explaining that he suffered because of it aerophobia and bring a doctor’s certificate confirming this. Fear of flying was the reason the man refused to go on a trip to America with several of his colleagues, even though the company asked him to get a passport and document it with the company itself. It was taken first suspensionThen dismissal. For the judge, the health certificate issued by the worker “cannot be considered valid for travel exemption purposes” and therefore the worker’s refusal to obtain a passport should be considered an unmotivated refusal to carry out the duties assigned to him.