Dutch McDo's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice...
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From: Gregory Morrow on 27 Jan 2010 06:19 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8481827.stm McDonald's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice A McDonald's outlet in the Netherlands was wrong to sack an employee for giving a colleague a piece of cheese on a hamburger, a court has ruled. The waitress was fired last March after she sold a hamburger to a co-worker who then asked for cheese, which she added. The fast-food chain argued this turned the hamburger into a cheeseburger, and so she should have charged more. But Leeuwarden district court ruled a written warning would have been more appropriate. McDonald's was ordered to pay the former employee more than 4,200 euros ($5,900; �3,660) for the last five months of her contract. The fast-food chain had argued that the waitress - who was employed at a branch in the northern town of Lemmer - had broken staff rules prohibiting free gifts to family, friends or colleagues. But the court said in its written judgement: "The dismissal was too severe a measure. It is just a slice of cheese," reports AFP news agency. The ruling comes days after McDonald's reported an increase in net profits by almost a quarter in the last three months of 2009..." </>
From: Earl Evleth on 27 Jan 2010 06:21 On 27/01/10 12:19, in article DsCdnWI0k5Crgv3WnZ2dnUVZ_tudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: > But the court said in its written judgement: "The dismissal was too severe a > measure. It is just a slice of cheese," reports AFP news agency. A reprimand was more in order. Drastic treatment of workers is a hallmark of modern, profits-are-everything Capitalism. Basically terrorize the workers. To repeat, Capitalism has no social goals, it lacks human empathy. It ranks with Fascism in that regard.
From: Gregory Morrow on 27 Jan 2010 06:44 Earl Evleth wrote: > On 27/01/10 12:19, in article > DsCdnWI0k5Crgv3WnZ2dnUVZ_tudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" > <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: > >> But the court said in its written judgement: "The dismissal was too >> severe a measure. It is just a slice of cheese," reports AFP news >> agency. > > A reprimand was more in order. > > Drastic treatment of workers is a hallmark of modern, > profits-are-everything Capitalism. Basically > terrorize the workers. > > To repeat, Capitalism has no social goals, it lacks > human empathy. It ranks with Fascism in that regard. This kerfuffle is something I'd expect in the US, not in the EU where worker - protection laws are stronger... I wonder if this Dutch McDo's worker belonged to a union...??? -- Best Greg
From: Earl Evleth on 27 Jan 2010 06:49 On 27/01/10 12:44, in article AJqdnURCYeG8uP3WnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: > I wonder if this Dutch McDo's worker belonged to a union...??? Yes in France. Also, French workers will have full medical insurance coverage. They have social guarantees which are non-existent in the USA.
From: Stephen Ellenson on 27 Jan 2010 07:08
"Earl Evleth" <evleth(a)wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:C785E6C0.1976C1%evleth(a)wanadoo.fr... > On 27/01/10 12:44, in article > AJqdnURCYeG8uP3WnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com, "Gregory Morrow" > <rrrrrrrrrorrr(a)rrrnrjj.fi> wrote: > >> I wonder if this Dutch McDo's worker belonged to a union...??? > > Yes in France. Also, French workers will have full > medical insurance coverage. They have social guarantees > which are non-existent in the USA. > I think it depends on whether it was real cheese (I'm from Wisconsin) or the fake stuff McDo's calls cheese (non-cheese). I don't think she should be sacked for giving away non-cheese:-) (un-cheese? pseudo-cheese? plastic-yellow-cheese-like-substance?) |