Bullies are cowards!
Is it just me or does everyone think we have to be very careful with our young people?
There’s a story out of New South Wales this morning about an apprentice who was bullied. The cabinet maker who employed him faces court today….
The vast majority of bosses treat their apprentices with care and respect – but we know some things never change too.
I accept this particular kid might have been particularly unsuited to cabinet making – but that’s not his fault. If you take on an apprentice, you have to be aware that you are completely responsible for their well being.
No-one says you can’t sack them if you have to – but teasing and intimidation are the despicable traits of cowards.
For the record, here’s the list of what the New South Wales cabinet maker is accused of:
* TELLING the apprentice his mother wasn't allowed to drive him to work on Saturdays;
* THREATENING to smash his mobile phone with a hammer and banning him from making calls on his break;
* SENDING him home early, saying there was not enough work, only to force him to work unpaid on weekends;
* CALLING him a "fag" and a marijuana user;
* TELLING him he that he smelled; and he was not allowed assemble his sandwiches at work (????).
Byron was only paid slightly more than $6 an hour, however even that was after a week of unpaid trial work and another eight days after that for which he was not paid.
There’s a story out of New South Wales this morning about an apprentice who was bullied. The cabinet maker who employed him faces court today….
The vast majority of bosses treat their apprentices with care and respect – but we know some things never change too.
I accept this particular kid might have been particularly unsuited to cabinet making – but that’s not his fault. If you take on an apprentice, you have to be aware that you are completely responsible for their well being.
No-one says you can’t sack them if you have to – but teasing and intimidation are the despicable traits of cowards.
For the record, here’s the list of what the New South Wales cabinet maker is accused of:
* TELLING the apprentice his mother wasn't allowed to drive him to work on Saturdays;
* THREATENING to smash his mobile phone with a hammer and banning him from making calls on his break;
* SENDING him home early, saying there was not enough work, only to force him to work unpaid on weekends;
* CALLING him a "fag" and a marijuana user;
* TELLING him he that he smelled; and he was not allowed assemble his sandwiches at work (????).
Byron was only paid slightly more than $6 an hour, however even that was after a week of unpaid trial work and another eight days after that for which he was not paid.
posted by Caroline Hutchinson at 10:23 AM
1 Comments:
i can relate to that Caroline
.wonder why some people flip out these days,we also got to remeber the bullies are victims to a long line of handing down bullyness..
i was a victim off this in the work force,and in the prison system
got to have some kind of anger managment and cog skills in place and start putting out the fire with the little ones its there future.alot suffer good schooling grades from this type of harrasment
to much of this goes on..to much
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