Waitrose shopworker fired for chasing thief offered job by iceland

A shopworker who was dismissed from Waitrose after chasing a shoplifter has been offered a job at Iceland.

Smith's 17-year service not enough to keep him on at waitrose

Walker Smith, 54, was let go from the Clapham branch in south London despite having worked there for 17 years. He had attempted to retrieve a bag full of Lindt gold bunny Easter eggs from a thief but the bag broke and the shoplifter escaped. Frustrated, Smith then threw one of the bunnies towards some trolleys, leading to his sacking two days later.

Conservative mp demands smith's reinstatement

Waitrose claimed Smith had put himself in