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Health and hygiene.

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creedscat
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Joined: 22 Oct 2009, 15:46
Gender: Male

Health and hygiene.

Post by creedscat »

We have a big problem at our DO with smelly people. Im talking about bad body oder. One of the gaffers is the worst culprit he stinks to high heaven,(f**k knows how). As we hav'nt got any proper ventilation or air con in our DO its becoming abit of an issue now with smelly people. I remember working at another place the once and a young girl was sent home for humming and told to have a bath and put clean clothes on. She was upset but it had to be done. So can RM send people home for smelling?? If so how, cause one of the gaffers is the biggest culprit, or do RM have a different rule to this than the rest of the british companies???
Lounge Lizard
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54

Re: Health and hygiene.

Post by Lounge Lizard »

Wait for the hottest day of the summer and call in the HSE. :Very Happy :nana :Very Happy
mazza111
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 16:30
Gender: Female

Re: Health and hygiene.

Post by mazza111 »

yuck, probably can't smell it off themselves. Can u carry some perfume/aftershave with you and spray it all about ureself just so u can't smell them?
brothermagrew
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Location: Shares a border with England to the south.

Re: Health and hygiene.

Post by brothermagrew »

It's not unreasonable for an employer to ask workers (whether employee or management) to meet the company's standards in appearance and personal hygiene.
"Today’s workplace has become heartless and soulless. Employees are seen as units of labour, automatons, functionaries, objects for achieving designated tasks, and as costs to be minimised."
viking
Posts: 245
Joined: 13 Sep 2009, 21:22
Gender: Female

Re: Health and hygiene.

Post by viking »

What about the people who DELIBERATELY make everyone else put up with their Flatulence pong. We have one such person at our office who is constantly doing this and who thinks it is funny. The rest of us are getting sick of it so one of the posties produced an air freshener spray and sprayed around him every time it happened. He had the cheek to complain about her and said that she had no right to be doing that to anyone in the office!!!! :mad
Straight4ward
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 25 Oct 2009, 14:32
Gender: Male

Re: Health and hygiene.

Post by Straight4ward »

Just apply a blowtorch to his nether regions when he lets rip. It'll burn off the methane quick enough, just be careful not to set light to him at the same time - - - - oh, I don't know.
"Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway."