Police called to look into postman's shorts

A postal worker from Northampton was delivered home by the police yesterday after a row for turning up to work in the wrong shorts.

The employee at Royal Mail's sorting office in Crow Lane, Great Billing, was believed to be wearing navy blue shorts without the Royal Mail's logo when he arrived at work.

After being challenged about the breach of regulation uniform there was a row, with the member of staff refusing to go home and change his shorts.

His managers called the police to escort him off the premises.

Lee Barron, regional Communication Workers Union (CWU) secretary, said: "An individual employee had a pair of shorts on which were not Royal Mail issue. He was challenged and asked to go home and get changed. He refused, so, in what can only be described as a massive over-reaction, Royal Mail called the police and had him escorted off the premises."

A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police confirmed officers were called to the sorting office to deal with a staff matter.