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Originally Posted by Escapee
So how many times have we heard about someone taking a company to court for being underpaid by a few hundred, (or whatever they owed) and getting paid £17K?
The only reason this one single case of someone being ripped off came to light, was the press chose to highlight it. Others are in similar situations everyday where they are being treated unfairly by their employer, but who cares about them.
Perhaps they are not getting paid as low as this woman, but does that really matter, an injustice is an injustice and people should be compensated accordingly. Instead this case has compensated one woman extortionatly and many others can go and take a running jump.
It makes no difference to me where this woman comes from or what skin colour she has, I would have exactly the same view if she was a local. One person should not benefit that much whilst others are ignored, its as much a crime as the underpayment.
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I'm finding it hard to see your logic here.You are saying no one deserves to be given this compensation at all local or not now?Whether they recieved such low wages or not?
Well if firms behaving this way don't get stung every now and then they would never modify their behaviour would they?Seems it's a damned good way to not only put them under the spotlight but to get them to pay too.I suspect that this is the tip of the iceberg and now they will have to tread very carefully in future because the unions will be keeping a close eye on them...I do not begrudge this woman one single pound/euro of her pay out...Even if she only worked for three days, if it gets fair treatment for all in the future.