(CP)
Thursday, May 8, 2008

LONDON, Ont.—A mother of four who was fired from her job at a Tim Hortons outlet in London, Ont. for giving a free Timbit to a child has been rehired.
Nicole Lilliman was fired yesterday after giving one of the small blobs of fried dough to a tot who came in with a regular customer.

The 27-year-old woman, who worked at the outlet for three years, said she didn’t see the harm since Timbits often are doled out to kids and dogs.
But a district manager said giving food away free is against the rules and “it doesn’t matter if it is a Timbit or a coffee or a doughnut or 10 sandwiches.”
Lilliman says she was called yesterday evening and offered a job at another Tim Hortons store, and that she accepted the offer.
Nick Javor, a senior vice-president of the chain, said the incident was handled poorly by an “overzealous manager who crossed the line.”