Autobarn takes on worker

A SUPERCHEAP Auto worker has resigned after being stood down for confronting an alleged shoplifter with a pram.

But already he has been hired by Autobarn Burleigh Heads.

In the bizarre video, a woman clutches a pram covered with a blanket while screaming “don’t take my baby” outside Supercheap Auto at Ashmore. When the worker tries to take control of the pram, the woman can be heard yelling: “Let my baby go”.

She removes the blanket from the pram and boxes of items fall to the ground.

Police have been investigating, a spokeswoman said.

Supercheap Auto said it has “completed a comprehensive review” of the incident and “reminded all team members about the importance of the company’s policies and standards on interacting with customers”.

Supercheap Auto said the former worker “will be paid full employee entitlements”.

“We recognise the public interest in this matter but health and safety is paramount and our standards on health and safety are not just words on a page,” a spokesperson said.

On Friday, Autobarn Burleigh Heads owner Michael Farrar said he had hired the former Supercheap worker.

He said the worker was a “pretty private” fellow, who was “pretty upset” after his “life got turned upside down in one fell swoop”.