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Property firm rolls out veggie-only expense policy

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    Property firm rolls out veggie-only expense policy

    Property firm rolls out veggie-only expense policy | AccountingWEB

    #2
    The funniest thing about this is that when I click the link the side banner advert is for Maccy D's.

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      #3
      And also doesn't that completely discriminate against people who eat meat?

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        #4
        Originally posted by original PM View Post
        And also doesn't that completely discriminate against people who eat meat?
        It does, but as yet, they're not a protected class.

        That said, I still reckon an employee would have an excellent case at tribunal over this as it's a huge overreach to dictate precisely what food an employee can eat

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          #5
          Originally posted by vwdan View Post
          It does, but as yet, they're not a protected class.

          That said, I still reckon an employee would have an excellent case at tribunal over this as it's a huge overreach to dictate precisely what food an employee can eat
          wait, did the company say employees cannot eat meat?

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            #6
            Originally posted by PCTNN View Post
            wait, did the company say employees cannot eat meat?
            The company said - "Let them eat cake"...

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              #7
              Originally posted by PCTNN View Post
              wait, did the company say employees cannot eat meat?
              They said that they're unable to expense meal claims that include meat. So de facto, yes - imagine a poorer employee going away on business. The choice is either be out of pocket for a meal they can't afford, or eat veggie.

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                #8
                Originally posted by vwdan View Post
                They said that they're unable to expense meal claims that include meat. So de facto, yes - imagine a poorer employee going away on business. The choice is either be out of pocket for a meal they can't afford, or eat veggie.
                so the answer is no, they did not dictate what people can or cannot eat.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by PCTNN View Post
                  so the answer is no, they did not dictate what people can or cannot eat.
                  Fortunately judges in this country tend to take a far more sensible view - weaselling around via dictionary definitions tends not to go well. There's a clear argument that this policy places unfair obligations upon members of staff.

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                    #10
                    Although there was interesting comment along the lines of "if a person is gluten-free and the veggie option isn't viable then they have a decision to make". Seemed a bit ominous.

                    Essentially they're saying food on expenses will only be reimbursed if it's vegetarian (and I assume, by extension, vegan). It's up to the employee whether they want to pay for their own food when out on company business.

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