Can a Company Make You Have a Political View.
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Simple really. Green politics. If you work for a company that buys into green save the planet commitments and you don't buy into it, can they make you get involved.
I've a friend who'se firm has made being green a demonstrable achievement on their HR yearly staff review. You know the type of thing where your perfomence is minitors, goals set.
Apparently there is a section where you make a commitment to go green.
My Friend has a V8 Range Rover, M5 Beemer, and another car. He's probably the most un-green person I know.
Thats his right.
If he refuses to sign up to the green initiative, it will go on his employment record.
What does he do?
I've a friend who'se firm has made being green a demonstrable achievement on their HR yearly staff review. You know the type of thing where your perfomence is minitors, goals set.
Apparently there is a section where you make a commitment to go green.
My Friend has a V8 Range Rover, M5 Beemer, and another car. He's probably the most un-green person I know.
Thats his right.
If he refuses to sign up to the green initiative, it will go on his employment record.
What does he do?
Fail at going green.
He can "commit" to going green at work. They can set goals for him at work.
His private life is his own. A short visit with an employment law specialist will arm him with enough to terrify HR and any little Hitlers with.
You can fire people if you've got good reason. Their private life isn't one so long as it doesn't affect his work performance.
He can "commit" to going green at work. They can set goals for him at work.
His private life is his own. A short visit with an employment law specialist will arm him with enough to terrify HR and any little Hitlers with.
You can fire people if you've got good reason. Their private life isn't one so long as it doesn't affect his work performance.
Don said:
Fail at going green.
He can "commit" to going green at work. They can set goals for him at work.
His private life is his own. A short visit with an employment law specialist will arm him with enough to terrify HR and any little Hitlers with.
You can fire people if you've got good reason. Their private life isn't one so long as it doesn't affect his work performance.
AFAIK, some firms / organisations have a disrepute clause in their employment contracts. He can "commit" to going green at work. They can set goals for him at work.
His private life is his own. A short visit with an employment law specialist will arm him with enough to terrify HR and any little Hitlers with.
You can fire people if you've got good reason. Their private life isn't one so long as it doesn't affect his work performance.
There is an ongoing (I believe) unfair dismissal case featuring a rabid greenie who worked for a developer. It hit the headlines last year when elements of it reached court. It would be relevant to his position.
Alternatively, start a wormery in the office - a tenner will buy a starter kit.
Alternatively, start a wormery in the office - a tenner will buy a starter kit.
Going Green might be a workplace accreditation requirment; might be an idea to see what the reasoning behind it is. It would only affect workplace issues; I don't think that would extend to how your friend gets to work, which is none of their business and could be discriminatory (forcing him to use public transport when he lives in the countryside, for instance).
is he simple ? or is this his first job in a large company ?
he just signs the bit of paper and ignores it.. what are they going to do ?
Then at his annual review, just come up with some appropriate BS to tick the boxes, just like he does for all the other 'objectives' in his review
sometimes its not worth fighting these idiots, its easier to agree with them, and then do nothing...
alternativly, he can be an argumentative arse to them, and finding himself being marked down as having the wrong 'attitude'.
he just signs the bit of paper and ignores it.. what are they going to do ?
Then at his annual review, just come up with some appropriate BS to tick the boxes, just like he does for all the other 'objectives' in his review
sometimes its not worth fighting these idiots, its easier to agree with them, and then do nothing...
alternativly, he can be an argumentative arse to them, and finding himself being marked down as having the wrong 'attitude'.
cs02rm0 said:
rypt said:
cs02rm0 said:
Get him to turn his company phone off whenever he leaves the office. 
Surely you should just turn it off 24/7 to be fully green?rhinochopig said:
Don said:
Fail at going green.
He can "commit" to going green at work. They can set goals for him at work.
His private life is his own. A short visit with an employment law specialist will arm him with enough to terrify HR and any little Hitlers with.
You can fire people if you've got good reason. Their private life isn't one so long as it doesn't affect his work performance.
AFAIK, some firms / organisations have a disrepute clause in their employment contracts. He can "commit" to going green at work. They can set goals for him at work.
His private life is his own. A short visit with an employment law specialist will arm him with enough to terrify HR and any little Hitlers with.
You can fire people if you've got good reason. Their private life isn't one so long as it doesn't affect his work performance.
It's not quite like asking your lesbian secretary if you can watch but it's still pretty bad.
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