UK:Forced labour declared illegal Graduate wins

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • firestorm
    V.I.P. Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 1550

    #1

    UK:Forced labour declared illegal Graduate wins

    Back-to-work scheme breached laws, says Court of Appeal
    Miss Reilly said she was told she had to work for free at a Poundland store stacking shelves A university graduate has won a legal challenge on appeal, claiming that a government scheme forces people to work without pay.

    Cait Reilly claimed that requiring her to work for free at a Poundland store breached laws banning slavery and forced labour.

    The University of Birmingham geology graduate lost her original case at the High Court.

    But now the Court of Appeal has found in her favou
    source h**p://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21426928
    If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine
  • bonus2010
    V.I.P. Member
    • Mar 2010
    • 1962

    #2
    Sorry firestorm, I've mistakenly started a new thread on the exact same topic as you. Emmm,., leave it to DK staff to sort out.

    Comment

    • firestorm
      V.I.P. Member
      • Jul 2008
      • 1550

      #3
      No problem mate
      Its nice to see justice working for once
      If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine

      Comment

      • Hoppy01
        DK Veteran
        • May 2011
        • 374

        #4
        Originally posted by firestorm
        No problem mate
        Its nice to see justice working for once
        A mean lets face it, you wouldn't leave the house in the morning, they are just perfect, a could waste ma life playing with them,,, oh and justice and that other stuff....
        "Windows - A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition."

        Comment

        Working...