EXCLUSIVE: The hunky topless tradie FIRED after a jealous husband complained about him flirting with his wife – even though SHE started it by inviting him in for a ham and cheese croissant
- Sam Newman fired after a jealous husband accused him of flirting with his wife
- Mr Newman was shirtless because it was getting hot while he was working
- An investigation into his dismissal found that he was unfairly dismissed
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This is the sexy tradie who was fired from his job after a jealous husband complained he flirted with his wife.
Topless roofing technician Samuel Newman was accused of flirting with the woman after she invited him into her house and offered him a drink and a ham and cheese croissant.
Mr Newman, who was an assistant roofing technician at Solid Roofing in Auckland, said he and his boss were only shirtless because it was getting hot while they were working.
Sam Newman (pictured) takes sexy pictures showing off his working out progress
Mr Newman (pictured left and right) was fired from his job after being accused for flirting with a client’s wife
An investigation into his dismissal was launched and the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found his was wrongfully dismissed
He also claimed he rejected the woman’s advances, only accepting a glass of water.
Solid Roofing director Peter Vandenberg also said the customer complained about the quality of work done at the Cockle Bay house, citing the ‘unevenness of the paint on the roof’ and that the roof was ‘too thin’, Stuff reported.
Mr Vandenberg gave Mr Newman a written warning for ‘serious misconduct’. Mr Newman was later fired.
The ERA compensated Mr Newman with $22,875 for ‘injury to feelings and unjustified dismissal’
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) investigated the incident and found that the written warning and dismissal were unjustified.
Authority member Anna Fitzgibbon said the husband was merely annoyed by the attention his wife gave to Mr Newman.
‘Vandenberg said he had received a ‘serious complaint’ from the customer’s wife about Mr Newman’s flirtatious behaviour. He had not. Rather, the customer’s husband was annoyed by the attention his wife was paying to Mr Newman and Mr Cameron working with their shirts off,’ Ms Fitzgibbon said.
The ERA compensated Mr Newman with $22,875 for ‘injury to feelings and unjustified dismissal’
Mr Newman is a regular at the gym posting his photos onto Instagram with inspirational quotes
Topless roofing technician Samuel Newman was accused of flirting with the woman after she invited him into her house and offered him a drink and a ham and cheese croissant
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