this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2024
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

“I have considered whether, under the circumstances, a lesser sanction may be appropriate,” wrote the company’s head of operations, Graham Petersen, before concluding that it would not be.

No you didn't, you freaking tool. If you had, you would have known that firing someone over a damn sandwich is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Dear ${EMPLOYEE_NAME},

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Abusive displays of power like this need to be curbed. Ideally with a union, less than ideally with dragging the owner out into the street.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Ironically the company actually admits stealing wages from her in the article.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I really hope the new Labour government stands for what they're named after and starts closing these employment loopholes that take advantage of these migrant workers. It's egregious some of the stuff going on in London regarding "low skilled" workers tbh (always has been, but it's 2024, we should be doing better)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I read most of this article and it's really interesting. Since she worked for an outside cleaning company, staff sandwiches were not hers to take. Instead of communicating this to her they just fired her.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Our sandwiches would be waste after a meeting - even the people working in the same office wouldn't want them after an hour.