Originally posted by belgianfreakscotland, twas a she (sexual discrimination too? 😉), and they've only been working there for a few months-but it's not so much the "sue! sue! sue!" bit-twas more the letter telling them that what they were doing was illegal from the parent first, then the lawyer...😛
do you want the $500/hour answer or the free answer?
The free answer is yes, they probably can. A few questions though - how long has he been working there? What job was it? Which country are you in (Scotland?)?
unfortunatly i think your friend will fall at the first hurdle. Although I know much more about English law than Scotish (there are subtle but sometimes significant differences), in the UK you have norights as an employee during the first 3 months of employment - they can fire you and don't even have to say why. The only time this isn't allowed is if they have got rid of you because of your race, your sex, or a disability. If you've been working for a company for less than a year then they can make you redundant without paying you anything (count yourselves lucky, it used to be 2 years). To make you redundant they should have to prove that your job is no longer needed (ie. they can't hire someone else to do your job in your place because it is the job, not you, that is redundant) but they can easily get around this by simply saying they have no more need for a hairdresser but have had to hire a hair technician, and then pretend that there is a subtle but important difference.
In short, it sucks but I don't think that there is anything that your friend can do, either with parental or lawyer support because to the best of my knowledge her employer is in their legal rights. If she wants to check this out I suggest going to her locxal Citizens Advise Bureau (CAB) where qualified lawyers will explain her position to her for free (in 5 minutes, it is free...).
(you want to know something that sucks? close friend of mine was in a bad car crash and in a coma for 2 weeks. After he got out of hospital he got fired because his boss was afraid he was brain damaged and could screw up the equipment. What really sucks is that if he had been brain damaged he could have sued fri disability discrimination, but because he wasn't he was fired and couldn't do anything about it. ie. you can't be fired if you actually are a danger, but if you're not then you're screwed!)
Originally posted by geniusA manager or owner of a company should have the right to dictate whether their empoyees can look like idiots, with their nose, tongue, and lip piercings, in the eyes of the public or as a behind-the-scenes desk jockey. Whatever happened to Brylcream/Vitalis, a tie, and pressed shirts in the workplace...next, employees will want to come to work with a chastity mouth piece, butt floss speedos and cowboy boots...where does the insanity end? 🙄🙄😲
one of my friends just got fired cause they peirced they're lip...can companies do that?!?😛
