There is a company in Lowestoft who, having recently screwed me - big time - have gotten me on my high horse about workers rights in this country. Or rather, lack of.
From one job to another, I'm very annoyed at the fact that employers can treat temps like shit and get away with it. The Government have more or less ruled that no employee should have any right to contest unfair dismissal unless that employee has worked at the company for 2 years or more, or if it was blatant discrimination. This leaves any employer open to do pretty much anything they want. If your boss wakes up one day in a bad mood and decides he wants to fire you, then I guess you'd better clear out your desk (but make sure you nick a few pens and post-it pads first!).Shouldn't temporary workers have just as much rights as long-term workers? In today's current climate, with un-employment being extremely high, maybe the Government ought to take a look at just how much they're paying in Jobseekers Allowance and change the rules to favour eveybody having the right to not be treated like crap; they'd save a fortune. Until that happens - I predict a rise in buskers and car-booters!
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