Cargo bike manufacturer Babboe may not dismiss whistleblower from judge | Economy

2024-03-06 07:56:22

Babboe tried to fire a mechanic following he tried to report several abuses. But the judge finds that the cargo bike manufacturer may not dismiss the employee, reports RTL News.

The mechanic regularly saw defects in bicycles in 2021 and 2022. He raised these abuses with managers within Babboe, but hardly anything was done regarding them. The employee was silenced and dismissed as a difficult employee.

According to Babboe, the employee caused conflict and caused escalation. The company therefore wanted to fire the mechanic and went to court for that reason. The technician actually thought he was being treated poorly because he identified the problems. Babboe didn’t want to hear regarding those problems.

The verdict in the case was Tuesday. The judge agrees with the employee and rules that he cannot be dismissed.

A few weeks ago, the NVWA regulator discovered that the frames of hundreds of Babboe cargo bikes had broken. The manufacturer therefore had to recall a large number of cargo bikes and sales were temporarily halted.

Babboe would do little with the various reports of insecurity, twelve employees previously said RTL News.

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