Dumb survey of the day
Press release arrives in. Read it here today, and in your papers tomorrow:
APRIL FOOLS NOT SO FUNNY FOR EMPLOYERS, AS 7 IN 10 IRISH EMPLOYERS ARE BANNING APRIL FOOL PRANKS THIS YEAR
Please find research released by ***** *******, the employment law firm that shows that almost 7 in 10 Irish employers are considering banning April 1st pranks in fear of litigation, additionally, 5 in 10 employers report complaints made by disgruntled employees because workers have complained about April Fool pranks in the past…
— 79% of Irish employers are banning April Fools jokes in fear of litigation.
— 54% of employers have received complaints from disgruntled workers
in the past because of April Fools Day pranks.79% of employers will be banning April Fools jokes this year according
to a telephone poll to 661 Irish employers this week by employment law
firm, ***** *******. Not surprising as 54% of Irish employers have
already had complaints made from disgruntled employees regarding April
Fools Day pranks.**** *****. Head of ***** *******, today said; “Practical jokes
this April 1st may seem funny at first but the chances are, as an
employer, you won’t be laughing as victimised workers can make a
litigation claim. Indirect pranks made by workers can lead to
harassment claims made by disgruntled employees, so I am urging
employers to be extra careful. Any workers who feel so strongly may
have reason to take their complaint to court. Even the pranks which
seem innocent can result in harassment claims.”
Yes, because in difficult economic circumstances, this is exactly what’s on their minds. At least, it is when an emplyment law firm rings them and plants it in their minds.
By the way, maybe this is an early April Fools itself, but given that it was released for today - with no all-important embargo holding it until tomorrow - t looks like it’s serious. Kind of.
It may be colourful, but the new Suzuki Splash causes few ripples