When you’re on the clock, you’re being paid to be a representative of the company or organisation you work for and should only be representing causes that approve off. I would argue in the NHS being a public sector body that serves every member of society, no causes or political statements should be viable as they’re all likely to make someone uncomfortable. You wear your provided uniform and name badge and that’s it. It’s not a US theme restaurant, you don’t need flair.
Thetonn on
Sack all of them and make them pay the legal costs.
This is not a question of politics, but professionalism.
ObiWanKenobiNil on
I’d be surprised if any employer was happy with employees wearing political symbols whilst working
Outside of work hours they can wear whatever they like
EdmundTheInsulter on
it depends how even handed it is, if you can’t wear a Ukraine, Israel, US, Russia, England, Scotland flag or emblem then maybe ok, but if some idiot comes along and puts Palestine, England and Ukraine in some arbitrary list then it isn’t fair. I kind of suspect the second one.
Longjumping_Stand889 on
They should go ahead and sue, I’d like to see the outcome. I’m pretty sure we all know this is a sensible regulation and know exactly why these guys want an exception to be made for them, it shouldn’t be tolerated.
Express-Doughnut-562 on
I’m beginning to think that a lot of these pro-palestine activists aren’t the sharpest. First they vandalize an aircraft at a base thats only role in the conflict has been to air drop aid and now this, which is somehow ever stupider.
Could almost believe that someone is planting idiots to discredit the whole, genuinely worthy, cause.
qwerty_1965 on
You can see why GBNews, telegraph etc have so much opinion led content. Issues like this are perfect fodder to exploit for us/them division.
Just wear your standard uniform. It’s your work wear. We don’t want your opinion in polyester.
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When you’re on the clock, you’re being paid to be a representative of the company or organisation you work for and should only be representing causes that approve off. I would argue in the NHS being a public sector body that serves every member of society, no causes or political statements should be viable as they’re all likely to make someone uncomfortable. You wear your provided uniform and name badge and that’s it. It’s not a US theme restaurant, you don’t need flair.
Sack all of them and make them pay the legal costs.
This is not a question of politics, but professionalism.
I’d be surprised if any employer was happy with employees wearing political symbols whilst working
Outside of work hours they can wear whatever they like
it depends how even handed it is, if you can’t wear a Ukraine, Israel, US, Russia, England, Scotland flag or emblem then maybe ok, but if some idiot comes along and puts Palestine, England and Ukraine in some arbitrary list then it isn’t fair. I kind of suspect the second one.
They should go ahead and sue, I’d like to see the outcome. I’m pretty sure we all know this is a sensible regulation and know exactly why these guys want an exception to be made for them, it shouldn’t be tolerated.
I’m beginning to think that a lot of these pro-palestine activists aren’t the sharpest. First they vandalize an aircraft at a base thats only role in the conflict has been to air drop aid and now this, which is somehow ever stupider.
Could almost believe that someone is planting idiots to discredit the whole, genuinely worthy, cause.
You can see why GBNews, telegraph etc have so much opinion led content. Issues like this are perfect fodder to exploit for us/them division.
Just wear your standard uniform. It’s your work wear. We don’t want your opinion in polyester.
I wonder how happy they’d be if their colleagues came in wearing [a stop the boats t-shirt](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reform-UK-Stop-Boats-T-Shirt/dp/B0F99LDV4X).
You don’t do political activism on the clock, no matter what your cause is.