Jump to content

The Lounge

The place to relax and chat about anything.

22,520 topics in this forum

  1. I'm an uncle again

    • 4 replies
    • 580 views
  2. lost spaniel (Now Found)

    • 11 replies
    • 954 views
    • 20 replies
    • 838 views
  3. Heather Mills - yay or nay? 1 2

    • 48 replies
    • 1.3k views
  4. Small world

    • 19 replies
    • 744 views
  5. Whately Road on BBC

    • 6 replies
    • 544 views
  6. Good site on recycling

    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
    • 21 replies
    • 1.3k views
    • 25 replies
    • 1.6k views
    • 13 replies
    • 683 views
    • 32 replies
    • 1.7k views
    • 26 replies
    • 2k views
  7. Ladybirds

    • 11 replies
    • 922 views
    • 18 replies
    • 1.2k views
  8. badly need a haircut

    • 5 replies
    • 506 views
  9. WFH Today...? 1 2 3 4 5

    • 120 replies
    • 4.1k views
    • 3 replies
    • 715 views
  10. Meat nasty meat

    • 8 replies
    • 669 views
  11. A woman scorned

    • 13 replies
    • 744 views
    • 21 replies
    • 1.5k views
  12. Anyone On Line & Bored

    • 0 replies
    • 688 views
  13. Storm Noel - Caribbean

    • 1 reply
    • 539 views
  14. Michael Moore's Sicko 1 2

    • 28 replies
    • 1.1k views
  15. Factory Records doc on BBC4

    • 0 replies
    • 611 views
    • 19 replies
    • 798 views
  • Latest Discussions

    • Trees are great - I plant and raise my own and petition the council to look at damaged specimens and plant more - but they need to be tended to when they’re in non-woodland spaces. I encourage all those who have a strong liking for trees to plant them, grow from seed etc. - much better for all than tapping on keypads. 
    • Would they keep until Christmas?
    • As a customer of DKH I have sympathy with the staff but this a matter for their trade union to address. The law states that temperatures in the workplace must be “reasonable”, and adds guidance that a reasonable minimum temperature is 16C for sitting down jobs like checkouts or 13C for physical work like packing and stacking.  The law also states that there must be easily readable thermometers installed in the workplace so that staff can check the temperature. When I still worked, these would be mercury thermometers red-lined at 16C, so staff knew when it was permissible to stop work if they were uncomfortable. However, I always worked in trade union represented jobs. I suspect (but certainly don’t know) that a lot of Sainsbury’s staff these days don’t bother to join the union, so are not protected (please put me right if you know otherwise).  In any workplace, you either take collective action to improve things or just accept the conditions imposed on you. If staff are in a union, they need to take a hand in making sure the union and its reps do their job in representing them.
    • £1,155 now raised. Would be great to get to £1,500 by 17th January when the Crowdfunder will close. His family and friends are hoping to do something for charity in his name... 
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...