MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Yes, with most issues a case is built...but with theft it's pretty black and white, especially if it is caught on camera. There are no 2nd chances or Warning Letters for that, it's one of the Golden Rules you don't break.
I hardly sidestepped it, in fact I offered up an explanation that there may be some verbiage in the contract that if any issue of theft arises, FedEx has the right to disallow/terminate without the IC's permission. Just a possible explanation, but more than I have seen you offer up other than to assume the driver was terminated without cause/illegally.....when in reality neither you or I have any idea what the contract says.
You're right that I don't have the contract to refer to on this subject. What I do have is numerous Ground drivers who say that FedEx runs the operation...NOT the Ground contractors. They are threatened with discipline by FedEx TM's, not their "boss" (the contractor). Most of the time, the contractor isn't even on the premises, which also lends credibility to the accusation that FedEx people run the operation and that drivers are handled like employees.