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...
Lib Dem plan to protect workers from sex harassment to become law
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, Bbc News
Workers are set to get more protection from sexual harassment in the workplace after MPs approved a New 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.
However, The Bill had been watered down after opposition in The House of Lords over concerns it could expose employers to costly lawsuits.
One Tory MP said it had been " gutted".
In order to get The Bill through Parliament, Ms Hobhouse and the government reached a compromise with peers to scrap a section which made employers liable for harassment of their employees by third parties such as customers or suppliers.
The wording of the proposed law was also Changed - initially it would have required employers to take " all reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment, but peers struck out The Word " all".
Reasonable steps could include putting in place training and carrying out impartial investigations into reported harassment.
The Bill also means That there would be a 25% uplift to compensation for sexual harassment cases where an employer had failed to take the reasonable steps.
When the altered bill returned to The House of Commons on Friday, Ms Hobhouse told MPs: " I cannot stand here and say That I Am completely happy with the amendments.
" But if I did not accept them The Bill would not progress into law, and That would be a lot worse.
" The longer it takes for legislation preventing sexual harassment to become law, the more Workers - especially Women - will be left At Risk of workplace sexual harassment - That would simply not be acceptable. "
Conservative MP Danny Kruger said he did not think the New Law was needed.
" I Am happy That we have got to a place where The Bill has been effectively gutted by their lordships, " he told MPs.
" We need to stop bringing forward what I call performative legislation, intended simply to outlaw behaviour That we disapprove of. "
Conservative minister for Women Maria Caulfield said there had been " a strong level of concern" about the proposed law but added That the government had been " eager to find a balance".
She Said she hoped the legislation would help prevent instances of sexual harassment in The Future .
During its passage through Parliament, The Bill received cross-party support from MPs, however it faced tougher opposition in The House of Lords.
Conservative Lord Hannan argued there were already " perfectly good, old common-law provisions" protecting people against harassment at work.
The Earl of Leicester said The Bill could lead to customers having to agree to " formal and binding HR-style rules" when interacting with a business's employees.
The Bill has now been approved in both The House of Commons and Lords and will become law once it receives Royal Assent .
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