A postman reportedly lost his job after signing for a parcel to help a frail customer.
Royal Mail bosses took disciplinary action after the pensioner called his managers to thank him for his kindness!
The postman is reported to have put his signature to the recorded delivery when a parcel firm arrived on the doorstep as he made his own rounds.
Concerned that the elderly householder would have to trek to the sorting office to collect the parcel when she got home, he signed for her.
After disciplinary action was taken the postman was signed off work with stress and subsequently retired on the grounds of ill health.
The case was one of several cited during a parliamentary debate by Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh.
Postal workers came in for some harsh criticism during last year's strike - but this case shows that they may have good reason to be angry with their bosses.
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