British military apologizes for firing by email
Britain’s military apologized Tuesday for using emails to tell several dozen long-serving soldiers, including one fighting in Afghanistan, that they were being laid off.
The army said an “administrative error” meant the servicemen were not told in person that their contracts would be ended because of cutbacks.As government opponents leapt on the episode as an example of the government’s heartless attitude to spending cuts, ministers rushed to condemn the blunder.
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