You can't fire me, I'm drunk!

[dragon wench]

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job, a decision that was criticized by the government on Wednesday for setting a dangerous precedent.

The Constitutional Tribunal ordered that Pablo Cayo be given his job back as a janitor for the municipality of Chorrillos, which fired him for being intoxicated at work.

The firing was excessive because even though Cayo was drunk, he did not offend or hurt anybody, Fernando Calle, one of the justices, said on Wednesday.

Calle said the court would not revise its decision, despite complaints from the government.

"It's not a good idea to relax rules at workplaces," said Labor Minister Jorge Villasante.

Celso Becerra, the administrative chief of Chorrillos, a suburb of Lima, denounced the ruling.

"We've fired four workers for showing up drunk, and two of them were drivers," he said. "How can we allow a drunk to work who might run somebody over?"

I'm not always the most law or rule-oriented.... but... does anyone else find this... a bit lax? As the last paragraph indicates... drunk driving shouldn't be encouraged under any circumstances...

[Demortis]

Thats why its illegal to drink at work. would help Mag and BS from the same fates... Lousy drunks

Does seem kinda... How do civil people say this... Total Snafu.

[GearGamer]

Deleted acronym - Maharlika It dosen't matter if you hurt or bother someone while your drunk at work your still drunk and that shouldn't pass.... lol theres no way this would have held up in the states.

[Claudius]

Hey this way he can vomit on the bathroom floor, but he's already the janitor