Drunk on job okay, court rules

Peru's top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job, a decision the Government criticised yesterday for setting a dangerous precedent.

The Constitutional Tribunal ordered that Pablo Cayo Mendoza be given his job back as a caretaker for the municipality of Chorrillos.

Justice Fernando Calle said the firing was excessive because even though Cayo was drunk, he could still speak and write, and he did not hurt anybody.