An Okanagan man who was dismissed from a local winery when 5,680 litres of wine went down a floor drain won’t be getting his job back.

The incident happened at Mission Hill Winery on Nov. 19, 2018, according to documents, with the total loss of wine amounting to $162,464.40.

Lior Samfiru is a Canadian employment lawyer, and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Jill Bennett on Global News Radio 980 CKNW to discuss if the employer's decision to fire the employee for cause was justified.

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