Court dismisses ex-guard’s case

A FORMER Air Niugini security guard who took his employer to court after he was sacked for allegedly attempting to steal money from a customer at Jackson International Airport, Port Moresby, in 2017, had his case dismissed on Friday.
Justice David Cannings dismissed Henry Sengi’s case after he found that Air Niugini did not act harshly or oppressively towards Sengi.
Sengi’s employment was terminated following an incident in the international terminal at Jackson Airport on Feb 17, 2017.
Sengi was on duty when he picked up an envelope left behind by a customer at an unattended check-in counter.
Sengi was still in possession of the envelope which contained K2,200 in cash when the customer in the company of other security guards returned about 30 minutes later to look for his envelope. He handed over the envelope and the cash.
He was suspended on April 21, 2017, without pay and asked to answer to allegations that he had attempted to steal the envelope and cash.
Sengi denied the claims.
An internal investigation was done and it was concluded that he had breached Air Niugini’s code of conduct regarding obeying policies.