The Worker
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| First episode date | February 27, 1965 |
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| Final episode date | December 24, 1978 |
| Networks | ITV |
| Number of episodes | 35 |
| Written by | Charlie Drake |
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| ID | 2152379 |
About The Worker
The Worker is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1965 to 1978. Co-written by and starring comedian Charlie Drake, the programme revolved around a man who has been dismissed from nearly 1,000 jobs.
Reading fire: Crane rescues worker next to burning high rise
... " There was a massive cheer from all The Workers on the ground...
Tsingtao beer worker urinated into tank after argument
... The Worker was filmed urinating into a tank used to store ingredients to make one of China s most popular beers last month...
Lib Dem plan to protect workers from sex harassment to become law
... The Worker Protection Bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, puts a duty on bosses to stop harassment instead of relying on employees to report incidents...
UK Windows and Doors: 500 jobs to go as firm goes bust
... " First someone from management came on and said they had gone into administration and were making 563 people redundant, " The Worker said...
Pret a Manger fined over London worker stuck in freezer
... Westminster City Council, which investigated the incident, said The Worker became trapped in the freezer, which typically had its temperature set at -18C, at the chain s Victoria coach station shop on 29 July that year...
PSNI data breach: Details posted on wall near Sinn Fein Belfast office
... The Worker, who is based outside Belfast, said many of his colleagues were in " extreme panic" especially those with unique surnames...
Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta plane engine
... The Worker was " ingested" into the engine of a Delta plane that was taxiing towards its gate with one engine turned on, officials said...
Assaults, neglect and a Taser revealed in ‘deeply shocking' BBC care home investigation
... Although the electronic stun device was never delivered - it was impounded by Customs and Excise - The Worker told investigators he had bought it with the intention of using it as a last resort in the home, because he felt he didn t have enough protection there...
Coronavirus: Amazon workers strike over virus protection
Amazon has seen a rise in demand in the midst of the Corona-Virus-pandemic
Amazon has fired, a New York -warehouse workers, organized a protest against the security measures taken by The Company in dealing with the Corona Virus pandemic.
The fighting comes as pressure, the improvement of the protection of workers builds on Amazon and other transportation companies concerned about getting infected with The Virus .
The process requested in the workers, a rebuke from The State Attorney General for an investigation into whether it violated the rights of workers.
Amazon defended The Action .
It said the had received workers, Christian Small, A Warning about social distancing rules and should stay home after contact with an infected colleague.
"in Spite of that teaching to stay home with pay, he came on the spot. Further , the team put themselves in danger," a spokesman said, adding that only 15 of the More Than 5,000 People work at the New York institution participated in the protest.
" Immoral and inhuman,'the New York state Attorney General , Letitia James , said her office was considering "all legal options" in respect of Mr Small's dismissal.
"It is scandalous that Amazon will terminate a employee who stood up bravely in order to protect himself and his colleagues," She Said . "In a time where so many New Yorkers are struggling and are deeply concerned about their safety, this action was immoral and inhumane. "
the Amazon -practices to the test, as The Number of reported coronavirus-rise cases at the sites, while the demand for its services is booming due to the lock have in The World .
A group of workers at the Whole Foods supermarket chain that planned to be in the possession of the Amazon , to walk on Tuesday. Amazon also compared to earlier strikes by workers in France and Italy, and has been hit by legal complaints about safety concerns in Spain, coordinated by UNI Global Union.
U.S. lawmakers also wrote to Amazon have CEO Jeff Bezos voicing concerns over lack of protection-and cleaning products, as well as their sick days policy.
Amazon said it additional protection is reduce measures, including increased cleaning of your equipment and the introduction of staggered shift and break times to contact staff.
The Company to hire, the addiction, the More Than 100,000 warehouse workers in the United States to increase The Number of orders, has also said it would to pay for warehouse employees around The World , including $2 Per hour in the United States and from £2 Per hour, in the UK, where employees have said, overtime.
In Italy, The Company said it had reduced deliveries for 22. March. However, Union leaders say the workers have access to a better protection.
"Several employees working on The Site , you use masks for days instead of new, every day," a Union representative told Reuters .
Amazon wants to rent to, the More Than 100,000 warehouse workers in the U.S.treated Earlier this month, Mr Bezos - The World 's richest People - in staff, thanked them for their work.
However, The Company has a reputation for pushing back against workers who try to organise trade unions and take a hard line against employees who speak publicly about it. Last Year , The Company also criticism for cutting healthcare benefits for 1,900 part-time employees.
'neglecting the basic well-being,"Amazon is not the only delivery company facing Unrest .
the accused was, to profit by providing People with its deliveries "directly in harm's way" through the Instacart shoppers and Gig workers collective, that is, for a strike on Monday.
The organization said, The Company should wear protective clothing, provide risk allowance and extend the figures for those who do not work because of The Virus , whether on the basis of a required quarantine or pre-existing condition.
Instacart on Monday said that he had seen "absolutely no impact" on the operations, with more People picking and delivery of food for its platform than ever before. He said he respects The Right of buyers to give feedback and referred to previous changes, she had announced, to the improvement of the working conditions.
What I need to know about the coronavirus?coronavirus pandemic, delivery services, amazon, strike action
Source of news: bbc.com
