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"Don't Call in Sick over Christmas," Message to Pandora Staff December 17, 20 by John Jeffay (IDEX Online) - Staff at some Pandora at some franchises in Australia a nd New Zealand were told not to call in sick over the three-week Christmas period. Boss Joseph Howley ( pictured in screengrab) told them in a video message that it was going to be "very busy" a nd they shouldn't call in sick o r cancel shifts. "You are very important to this business," he tells employees of The Howley Group, which holds the franchise for some Pandora outlets. "Don't call in sick. If anyone is calling in sick ca...
A Pandora franchise boss has been slammed for advising against calling in sick over the festive period because it's a 'very busy' time of year for business. A video of Joseph Howley, the head of The Howley Group, addressing staff was sent to workers at the jewellery retailer ahead of Christmas and the New Year. The Howley Group is a Pandora franchisee, with stores in Australia and New Zealand. Mr Howley, who is based in Sydney, said his workers are 'very important' to business and they must be dedicated to the job for the next three weeks. A video of Joseph Howley, the head of The Ho...
Some Australian workers at jewellery retailer Pandora have been asked not to take sick leave over the Christmas period because it was a busy time for the business. In a video sent to staff, the head of The Howley Group, Joseph Howley, Pandora's franchiser of some Australian and New Zealand stores, said because the company was going into a "very busy" time of the year, staff should not call in sick for the next three weeks. "You are very important to this business. Don't call in sick. If anyone's calling sick, cancelling shifts, I need to know about this. You need to talk to me directly," Mr H...
For the staff in Australia and New Zealand, the meaning was surely clear. Perhaps vague about what might or might not constitute something serious, it was limpid in its clarity that calling in sick was itself a serious matter indeed, during a pressured three weeks when it was all hands to the pump. And how intimidating a prospect had Howley just made it for anyone who felt they might be coming down with something? This would be such unwelcome news that it could not merely be passed on to a store supervisor, but needed to go directly to the big boss. Mr Is-That-Clear.