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A Sheffield company has introduced a " Speak English Only " rule for its foreign workers after complaints from English staff .

 

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-factory-introduces-english-language-only-rule-for-european-workers-1-7991432

 

I think this is long overdue to be honest. If they come over here to work in English business`s , they should speak our language whilst at work .

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A Sheffield company has introduced a " Speak English Only " rule for its foreign workers after complaints from English staff .

 

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-factory-introduces-english-language-only-rule-for-european-workers-1-7991432

 

I think this is long overdue to be honest. If they come over here to work in English business`s , they should speak our language whilst at work .

 

It's an American company, not English.

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I think this is long overdue to be honest. If they come over here to work in English business`s , they should speak our language whilst at work .

 

I have a much better idea.

 

Tell the company to pay their workers a decent wage and employ English workers only.

 

This would affect the company's profits, but it's a small price to pay to reclaim their sovereignty.

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This is a good idea,foreign workers can improve their English instead of continuing to speak in their native language and not furthering their English,the more fluent they become,the more advantage it will give them over people who can only speak one language when it comes to employment prospects in any country.

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This is a good idea,foreign workers can improve their English instead of continuing to speak in their native language and not furthering their English,the more fluent they become,the more advantage it will give them over people who can only speak one language when it comes to employment prospects in any country.

 

Very true.

 

Important to stress though that if two Polish workers find it quicker or safer to communicate something to each other they will not be disciplined for doing so in the language they find easiest.

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A Sheffield company has introduced a " Speak English Only " rule for its foreign workers after complaints from English staff .

 

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-factory-introduces-english-language-only-rule-for-european-workers-1-7991432

 

I think this is long overdue to be honest. If they come over here to work in English business`s , they should speak our language whilst at work .

 

Didn't David Cameron say ages ago that all immigrants had to learn English?

 

What happened to that?

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Didn't David Cameron say ages ago that all immigrants had to learn English?

 

What happened to that?

 

He went to the Costa del Sol and realised we're no better.

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A Sheffield company has introduced a " Speak English Only " rule for its foreign workers after complaints from English staff .

 

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-factory-introduces-english-language-only-rule-for-european-workers-1-7991432

 

I think this is long overdue to be honest. If they come over here to work in English business`s , they should speak our language whilst at work .

 

Maybe we should ask them to learn to write in correct English too:rolleyes:

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Sheffield College do part time courses :P

 

Unfortunately the ESOL courses that haven't been stopped due to funding cuts are heavily, heavily oversubscribed!

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A stupid decision which unfairly discriminates against European staff whilst pandering to the ignorance and paranoia of the natives.

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It is essential in the workplace that people speak the same language for many reasons, so that people don't think others are talking about them behind their back to ease cohesion and also that people understand what Country they are in and its also polite.

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