As soon as I learnt that JC had been sacked, I went straight to SS to find out why. Although it could not be proven, SS was convinced that JC had been stealing the petty cash. I argued that this could not possibly be the case: JC was as honest as they come, and had no reason to thieve.

Top of the list of those to lose their job should be the staff who simply don’t put in the hours, and thus effectively cheat the University out of thousands every week.