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Fancy Getting Sacked in Tolerant, Progressive, Modern Britain?
Fancy Getting Sacked in Tolerant, Progressive, Modern Britain?
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Shrewd - stick your company's uniform on, or if you/they don't have a uniform, just hold up a picture of their logo.
You could make that your profile image or you could just scatter your account with references to them being your employer. Download that same hilarious BC sketch - send it to lots of people that you work with and attach a few Laugh Laugh Laugh- remember to include all the colleagues that practice religions - sit back - wait for the promotion. I don't know what happened and I have only got one side of the story but If you are trying to suggest that's what he did based on that article then you are a ****g idiot. |
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Pointless article if they can't reproduce the tweet.
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I have summarised it for sure - but I have seen many cases like this one since every half-wit on the planet got access to Social Media. The company involved are a very professional/reputable employer (imo). If Brian wins his appeal - I will eat Paddy Ashdown's (RIP) hat.
People seem to think it's ok to have "Works at xxxxxx" on their profile page (Twitter, FB, etc) and then to post, retweet or like a topic that is (especially in this day and age) likely to offend plenty of people. This might well get dismissed if a colleague customer, member of the public etc complains. You can argue that is wrong if you like - but from a legal perspective, that's how it is! |
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The Management what hateful nonesense and what employer are you referring to?
What does any of Darwin's theories have to do with this issue? |
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Aren't you the Morrison's baker?
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should have joined a union
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*go
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Better sit on your twitter finger.
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When I join it'll be an all out assault on the 'betting' industry scumbags haven't got round to it yet.
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Trolling Sir Hugh?
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Sir Hugh will get a good mention for sure but mostly the lying scum of the industry,I'll also call out the liars who are claiming to be winning betting with bookmakers and show all the multiple standards from those that work in the industry and the protected sports stars and celebs.
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Will take a good bit of time up so not at the minute need to be in an aggressive mood.
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Johngrace will break you if you hound Sir Hughy off the twitter.
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This wasn't a problem a few short decades ago. Where has it all gone wrong?
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Er, no twitter or other social media a few short decades ago?
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Brian from Dewsbury didn't have a global platform a few decades ago. Time is relative though, I expect his 50 times great grandfather died after poking a Stegosaurus in the eye.
Same thing - survival of the fittest. |
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Would never happen to Fred Flintstone.
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'Survival of the fittest' - sounds like a veiled threat?
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Where's the threat - I'm just saying if you do something incredibly stupid you might lose your job, fall of a mountain or get eaten by a predator at the top of the food chain.
It's 2019, the bloke did something incredibly stupid and he lost his job. |
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free advertising for ASDA and comes with a halo
these firms aint daft |
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but from a legal perspective, that's how it is!
Pish. |
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I expect they will use him in their forthcoming bed linen promotion:
Buy a white blanket and get a free white pillow case that is shaped like a pointed hat? |
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Are you seriously suggesting a man who shared a post about a BIlly Connoly sketch is akin to a member of the Klu Klux Khan?
Who are these people that filmed this video of Billy Connolly? The cameramen, producers, director and distributors should all be rounded up and never work again. |
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The Mangagement looking like a clown on this thread very strange posts must be a wind up.
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Yeah that's what I'm suggesting. I wasn't being flippant, Asda will undoubtedly now use him in their adverts. Maybe get him to black-up and do a double act with Howard from the Halifax?
Back to reality - I spent a career negotiating with unions, dealing with tribunals, solicitors, unions, discipline cases, appeals, dismissals, redundancies, NDA's, compromise agreements, settlement agreements, managing risk. If he posted that sketch and it's apparent from the account that posted it who his employer is and if that employer has a Social Media policy, he is gone. Have you watched the sketch? Do you think any business that has customers wants to be associated with that sketch? |
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My first post to you (Shrewd dude) pretty much summed up the situatio:
The Management 25 Jun 19 17:59 He's wearing an Asda uniform! Maybe you think they spend millions on a Social Media Team, Advertising, Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility, etc and then also employ "Brian from Dewsbury" as their spokesman on religious affairs? |
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Are you seriously suggesting a man who shared a post about a BIlly Connoly sketch is akin to a member of the Klu Klux Khan?
The Management 25 Jun 19 21:48 Joined: 27 Dec 00 | Topic/replies: 870 | Blogger: The Management's blog Yeah that's what I'm suggesting. Okay. Maybe I'm being unfair but you sound like an absolute Looneytoon if that is your position. |
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My first post to you (Shrewd dude) pretty much summed up the situatio:
The Management 25 Jun 19 17:59 He's wearing an Asda uniform! And I asked you how that was relevant given the posts were from my reading of the article after he was sacked. You never answered. |
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He doesn't answer the difficult ones.
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When you wear the uniform - you are representing the company.
You can disagree with the policy if you like, but it's pretty standard. |
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But in your view was he wearing or not wearing the uniform at the time he committed the obscene grievance of sharing a quote from Billy Connolly?
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Your 21:53 post - shows you to be a waste of my time - what I actually wrote is an inch above your 21:53 post.
What are you trying to prove with your 21:53 post? |
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[i]He's wearing an Asda uniform!
What point are you making? Yes he's wearing an Asda uniform in the posts after his sacking from my reading of the article. What relevance is that?[/i] I posted this on the 1st page. Answer the question if you want to be taken serious. |
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OK - this case must be different from the dozens of similar ones I have seen the case notes from - Asda have probably gone out on a limb and dismissed him even though none of his social media accounts can identify him as one of their employees.
ffs - It doesn't matter if he's wearing the uniform or not when he made the actual post. If it is apparent in any way shape or form that he is employed by Asda he will have breached their social media policy. So if there is ANY mention of where he works anywhere on his account, or any photo's (EVER) of him in his employers uniform on any of his social media accounts. If he has sent the thing to work colleagues (which he has) he will have breached the social media policy. What they have done with it after he sent it to them will be completely out of his control - they could have done absolutely anything with it! I would imagine amongst the many allegations for which he has been dismissed there will be ones to the effect of damaging the brand and bringing the reputation of the business into disrepute, misrepresenting the views of the company etc, etc. I am not sure how he will appeal any of those allegations now that he has sold his story to the gutter press. But please do send me the link when he wins his appeal for wrongful dismissal and I will keep an eye out for it in all the publications that I still subscribe to. |
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 I'm not going to bother reading that. Show some pertinence. It was a simple question. |
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I've been very patient and civil, if admittedly a little sarcastic - but now I think you just need to change your user name.
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You've been civil, I agree but you've refused to answer the question.
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If you can't read more than 14 words - suggest you get onto twitter/facebook with Brian from Dewsbury.
There are some funny videos on there - share them with your friends and work colleagues. |