Morrisons should reconsider their position on bands and badges

I was disappointed to learn that Morrisons has suspended a checkout assistant for wearing a Help for Heroes wristband and a small metal poppy badge in tribute to murdered soldier Lee Rigby.
It is right that food stores should be very careful about any badges which might have an impact on food safety but this seems completely over the top and will cause justified offence to the brave men and women of our armed forces and the huge majority of people in this country who are grateful for the sacrifices they make on our behalf.

I hope Morrisons will reconsider whether their policy is necessary or sensible.

Comments

Jim said…
Suspension does seem a little over the top to me.

If they have a policy of no charity badges or bands, then that's fine, but simply asking the checkout assistant to remove them, then reminding all staff not to wear badges/bands at work should have been enough.

It does not matter really which charity its supporting, you either allow them all, or allow none. If it goes against company policy to wear them with work uniforms then none of them it is.

As a footnote, whilst I was in the RAF we were never allowed to wear any of the wrist bands whilst in uniform, only exception to any extra badges/bands was when we all had to wear a poppy if on parade on remembrance Sunday.

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