Let´s read these cases .please.
John Humphiries aged 62, is a lorry driver who is proud of
being well-dressed for work. However,
his employer told him that he must not come to work in a collar and tie to
drive his lorry. If he did so, he faced
the sack . When working, Mr Humphries,
an ex-Royal Airforce man, wore dark blue trousers, a light blue shirt, and a
red and grey striped tie. He felt he looked smart and impressed the customers.
" If you present yourself properly, you look good and get respect." ,
he said. Mr Humphries´employers were not
impressed when he refused to give up his collar and tie. They wanted him to
conform to the company´s new image of casual clothing such as T- shirts or
sweat shirts. They even threatened to
dismiss him if he did not accept their new dress code. Union officials advised him to accept the
change and follow the company´s policy . He agreed.
Yoshiaki Nishiura, a
25 year-old lorry driver from western Japan, was sacked because he dyed his
hair brown. (This is a popular fashion
with a growing number of young Japanese).
Although he apologized and
dyed it black again, he was still fired.
His employer, Mr Yamago, believed that behaviour like Mr Nishiura´s undermined
company discipline and corrupted morale.
He blamed it on American influence.
" We need drivers to maintain a professional appearance to make a
good impression," he said. A Japanese journalist said, " Japanese
firms expect all employees to look the same and think the same. When you join a company, you sign away your human rights."
Mr Nishiura is going to sue his employer for
unfair dismissal1- Design a chart and compare the info. please
2- Think of different exercises. For example: True or Talse, Multiple Choice, Match lists.
3- Interview the employees and employers.
