employment – Longrider

Harsh

February 19, 2024 Longrider 21

But fair. This is the letter sent by a hard-hearted boss sacking a cleaner for eating a leftover tuna sandwich. Single mother Gabriela Rodriguez was […]

Fuck Everyone

January 10, 2023 Longrider 14

I’m sure we have all wanted to do something similar to this. A sacked B&Q worker has been banned from every one of its stores after a […]

In Which I Agree

August 5, 2018 Longrider 7

With Kenan Malik. Writing in the Guardian. Yes, really. Why are employers allowed to police what we say as private citizens? The usual excuse given is […]

Yes, it is Discrimination

November 10, 2017 Longrider 13

But it was a choice. A job hunter says he has been unfairly discriminated against after being rejected from 30 potential employers because of a […]

Count Me Out

April 8, 2014 Longrider 13

Sleeping with the boss. As I’m self employed, this isn’t an issue for me, but I would run a mile if a boss of mine […]

That Rings a Bell

March 10, 2014 Longrider 4

Being lied to during a job application. This stretching of the truth, however, is not a one-way street. Many new employees have told us that they […]

Tattooine

September 4, 2013 Longrider 9

Once again we get a report that states the blindingly obvious. Research presented to the British Sociological Association found that no matter how intelligent and […]