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Can you be fired for drinking and driving?

Employment Director Gavin Stansfield chats to Cape Talk's Pippa Hudson about the consequence of losing your job for a drinking and driving conviction.

7 Dec 2018 07:55 Minutes Podcast
Can you be fired for drinking and driving?

Can you be fired for drinking and driving?

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Can you be fired for drinking and driving?

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Employment Director Gavin Stansfield chats to Cape Talk's Pippa Hudson about the consequence of losing your job for a drinking and driving conviction.

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