Wagamama no calling in sick during Christmas
If you are one of the poorly paid serfs in a McShit job at Wagamama and call in sick on Christmas Day, indeed any day over the Festive Period, you will face disciplinary action.
A note with bold and underlined, as would expect a child to make, was pinned to the staff notice board beneath staffing rotas, warning staff they face disciplinary action should they call in sick.
No calling in sick! may I remind you that if you are unable to come in for your shift it is your responsibility to find someone to cover your shift (as per contract and handbook). Calling in sick during the next 2 weeks will result in disciplinary action being taken.
Is this legal? Possibly not.
Is this the action of one rogue manager? I doubt so. And others doubt so too.
If this was a rogue manager, what disciplinary action?
If a rogue manager, does each store have its own unique contracts and handbook? Or, was targets set, ends justify the means, until the dodgy workplace practises exposed on social media, then blame a rogue manager?
Would someone please post the handbook and a sample contract on-line. Go through Wikileaks and follow their instructions how to post securely. Or copy and drop in the post to both Unite and The Guardian.
It is not the role of employees to find replacements when off sick. That is the role of management, that is what they are paid for.
Are Wagamama open Christmas Day? Shame if they are.
Are staff forced to work Christmas Day? Are they paid extra?
If Wagamama has the shame to open Christmas Day, it should be voluntary for staff to work that day, and those who do volunteer, should be paid double if not triple pay for the day, and a paid for taxi provided to work and back home.
That staff face disciplinary action if call in sick over Christmas it is a reasonable assumption they are being forced against their will to work over Christmas.
Let us assume a serf working at Wagamama has noro virus? Are they forced to work? If yes, there are going to be a lot of sick people after eating at Wagamama.
Are the Food Standards Agency and local Environmental Health investigating Wagamama, who not only think it ok to have sick staff in a food environment, but are threatening them if they do not show for work when sick?
I would urge everyone to boycott this chain. Not unless happy to eat where staff handling, preparing, serving your food could have noro virus or some other unpleasant disease.
This illustrates once again why we need a Basic Income. Then no one is forced to work McShit jobs at chains like Wagamama.
No surprise Wagamama owned by Vulture Capitalists, in this case Duke Street Private Equity, founded by Edmund Truell who has donated hundreds of thousands to the Tory Party.
Why eat at Wagamama when there are quality independent alternatives? If, for example in Guildford eat at Bamboo Shoots.
I would no more eat at Wagamama, then I would drink what masquerades as coffee at Costa or tax dodging Starbucks or Caffe Nero.
