Thursday, 30 January 2014 16:04

Harlem Shaker back

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A FONTERRA employee sacked for performing the Harlem Shake at work has won his job back.

 

Milk factory worker Craig Flynn was fired after his bosses discovered two videos of him and six other employees last year re-enacting the popular dance video craze at its Takanini plant.

Fonterra accused Flynn of putting himself and others at risk of harm by “dancing with a shovel between his legs, hosing water where another employee was dancing, and splashing a pallet endangering himself and others”.

Flynn argued his actions weren’t dangerous, but simply “horseplay” and that he was unfairly dismissed. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) agreed with him.

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