'English only' rule for Lidl

[Jace 10]

Warsaw to Poland in one Tank according to Clarkson!.....

[Pritt Stick 10]

I've only read the first few posts so apologies if this has already been stated.

 

I used to work nights and the rest if my team were all Zimbabwean and spoke Shona as their mother tongue. After a couple of nights of being totally excluded from chit-chat / banter during breaks I asked if they would speak English. They did. Gosh. I've bored myself with that story.

[Penistone999 10]

What a stupid decision by Lidl. Conversations held between colleagues in private should be that - private.

If a customer whose first language isn't English goes in to one of their stores and needs assistance, would Lidl back that employee who says 'I'm not allowed to help the customer because they don't speak English'?

 

How do know staff talking to each other in a Foreign language arnt planning to steal from the shop ? Arnt slagging off their employers ? Arnt slagging off other members of staff. ? You dont ,so being made to talk in English ,even in private conversations whilst at work is a brilliant idea.

[skinz 10]

Warsaw to Poland in one Tank according to Clarkson!.....

 

London to England in one tank. I'd stay off the Clarkson jerky if i were you.

[Blackbeard 10]

Pity we can't make the people of Barnsley and Penistone speak English.

[Bonzo77 13]

How do know staff talking to each other in a Foreign language arnt planning to steal from the shop ? Arnt slagging off their employers ? Arnt slagging off other members of staff. ? You dont ,so being made to talk in English ,even in private conversations whilst at work is a brilliant idea.

 

Do you even realise how wrong that sounds?

[skinz 10]

How do know staff talking to each other in a Foreign language arnt planning to steal from the shop ? Arnt slagging off their employers ? Arnt slagging off other members of staff. ? You dont ,so being made to talk in English ,even in private conversations whilst at work is a brilliant idea.

 

Paranoid or what.

[aliceBB 10]

How do know staff talking to each other in a Foreign language arnt planning to steal from the shop ? Arnt slagging off their employers ? Arnt slagging off other members of staff. ? You dont ,so being made to talk in English ,even in private conversations whilst at work is a brilliant idea.

 

This is hogwash.

 

First, you are starting with the deeply offensive and baseless assumption that Welsh and Polish employees are all determimed, or at the very least likely, to breach their contracts or even commit crimes.

 

Second, even if they were, they would surely discuss their nefarious plans off the premises, not in full view or earshot of others or CCTV.

 

Third, you do not prevent people behaving badly by banning one or another mode of communication

 

Finally...since nobody has yet managed to justify Lidl's banning of the use of Welsh in a country where Welsh has official language status, I think we must conclude that Lidl are a bunch of fascists and I urge you to tell them so.

Edited November 8, 2014 by aliceBB

[Mister M 1,609]

How do know staff talking to each other in a Foreign language arnt planning to steal from the shop ? Arnt slagging off their employers ? Arnt slagging off other members of staff. ? You dont ,so being made to talk in English ,even in private conversations whilst at work is a brilliant idea.

 

If they were so minded to do these things, preventing them speaking their mother tongue wouldn't stop them....I mean it hasn't prevented English people engaging in these practices.

Face it, the reason why you & others with the same narrow mindedness like this decision is because it panders to your little England mentality.

[andrejuan 10]

Pity we can't make the people of Barnsley and Penistone speak English.

 

:D Wot u callin bout? !!

[SavannahP 10]

Finally...since nobody has yet managed to justify Lidl's banning of the use of Welsh in a country where Welsh has official language status, I think we must conclude that Lidl are a bunch of fascists and I urge you to tell them so.

 

The justification is that its very unlikely that everyone working or using the store will be able to speak Welsh, but its highly likley they can all speak English.

[JFKvsNixon 11]

It's highly amusing that some people seem to believe that foreign languages only exist as a means to "slag us Brits off" without us knowing.