Shut the **** Up!
Garages warned that bad language could cause legal hassles
Swearing in the workplace gone unchecked could lead to preventative legal action, warns the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) today.
The use of 
extreme language at work could offend some staff, and can be grounds for constructive dismissal of those who swear. To avoid time consuming and costly disciplinary action, and the possible loss of staff, employers should tell their employees to shut the up.
Dionne Cunningham, head of the RMI’s legal department explains: ‘Swearing can upset employees in a number of ways. Some may simply be offended by the language itself, while others could interpret it as a form of sexual harassment. This can offend male as well as female workers.’
She continued: ‘The law protects employees from offence and discrimination in the workplace, and swearing is considered to be offensive in a number of contexts. By discouraging swearing in the first place, many problems could be avoided.’
Me as well I think
Most people do it without having to think about it, to use an archaic example you do not talk to the vicar in the same way as you talk to the landlord in the local, those who are too insensitive to notice that their manner is hurtful or offensive may have to be reminded.
Knowingly using behaivoir that causes offence is a form of bullying, everybody is entitled to live their life without bullying.
The same sort of reasoning is applicable to posters, calandars etc, in a robust all male situation a bum and tits picture may be perfectly acceptable whereas it may be inappropriate in, for example, a funeral parlour.
Personally having spent most of my working life either with the armed forces or on various construction sites and other 'macho' locations I'm very difficult to offend but there are others who for religious or other reasons are less robust and they deserve the have their feelings respected.
I was working in a garage, lying under a Sunbeam Alpine IIRC, when a large lump of molten metal fell into my ear
IIRC I mentioned this quietly to the boss and asked him to take me to A&E if that wouldn't be too much trouble as it was smarting slightly
Certainly no need for bad language
I genuinely find it offensive and annoying to have to listen/be lectured at by your typical no brain PC sandalista lentil swigging greeny bums on topics such as 'speed kills', 'think of the children', 'save the ickle foxes', 'why do you need a car with 4 litres' etc etc you get the idea.
I honestly believe this type of speech, when I have clearly pointed out my lack of interest and the possibility of taking offence, is as bad as swearing or discriminatory remarks of any sort.
I wish these workshy spongers, who produce nothing to the benefit of society were redeployed to do something more useful or at the very least tossed onto the scrap heap to the benefit of us taxpayers.
DAZ
dazren said: I am writing to the garages that service the Dazren family fleet and any of them that is actively enforcing this sh1te will no longer be working on our vehicles. When I walk into the workshop I expect to be able to shout and swear in the traditional customer to mechanic to receptionist manner.
I wish these workshy spongers, who produce nothing to the benefit of society were redeployed to do something more useful or at the very least tossed onto the scrap heap to the benefit of us taxpayers.
DAZ
To use parlance of the steetwise Statesider - "fcukin' A!" Or some such thing.
Ridiculously inflated mammalian pictorial representation and a healthy dose of foul verbage should be embraced as de riguer in these establishments.
Too much pamperous thought and not enough getting on with business; the essence of our nation's preoccupation with ephemeral drivel that prevents the reconstitution of empire.
Hurrah for Gotleib Von Dazren, Obermeister of all that annexes short-arsism.
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