Planning a staff party then make sure you do it the Brighton NHS way
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http://www.bsuh.nhs.uk/work-and-learn/equality-diversity-and-human-rights/resources/equality-bulletin/?assetdet8418378=510435
With all the health & safety and equality you have to go through it might be better to plan next year's as you won't have time to plan it for this year.;-)
(I know the link is December 2013 but it has been used again this year as a guide for staff).
With all the health & safety and equality you have to go through it might be better to plan next year's as you won't have time to plan it for this year.;-)
(I know the link is December 2013 but it has been used again this year as a guide for staff).
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I'm so glad I don't, and will never, work in the public sector.
I went to a private sector function last year and in a group of 100 they didn't cater for vegetarians as they didn't order food in in the last week, so the bit "You also need to cater to the needs of everyone attending the event to avoid discrimination." has some relevance.
I remember the days when the staff Xmas do used to be a fun night out
And me
What?? Make a whole tier of management redundant simply for the sake of logic?? Never heard the like
Reads like institutional fear and paranoia about being sued at the drop of a hat from spurious discrimination claims to me.
It's basically a checklist of things that you should take into consideration whilst planning a staff Xmas party - what's wrong with that?
Exactly, it's just following unwritten rules that they have written down.
That's what I find so funny. It's pretty much common sense and common courtesy but written down it sounds so fun suckingly poker up the arse-y.
And all dressed up with a jaunty Santa hat on the text to indicate that it's all in the name of fun. Safe, non-prejudiced, incloooosive fun.
Taking into consideration wimmin with care responsibilities? Jaysus, where we're from you can either make it to the do or you cannae.
Something about rules and regulations that makes people's blood boil for some reason.
It's not so much the sentiment of the "rules" but the "PC correct" language they're couched in.
I can't imagine why a couple of people are pretending that compiling this quite ordinary list would have required a whole member of staff. It looks very common-and-garden to me, and presumably at some stage in the last 10 years it took someone a good hour to put it together.
As a matter of fact, it is reasonable and sensible for a large employer to make sure a Christmas party is open to those who are underage or religiously unable to go into a bar. I once did go to a party where there was a Seventh Day Adventist, who had to sit outside (which he did with no fuss at all) for the duration.
I work in the NHS and I can assure you we do enjoy ourselves. Our Christmas do on Friday was fantastic fun!
This carp is way over the top!:D
In 15 years in Civil Service we only had one office party unfortunately it ended up with the files being thrown around and beer being poured over the computers, after this the parties were never in the office again and moved to the pub after that.
I work in the public sector and we do not have any crap like that I am glad to say. It is ludicrous
You missed out the interpreters section.
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Sorry but no, every employer has bastards who no one likes and regardless of religion or any other BS the majority overrule what the minority want, if they can't go into a bar and get lashed at the works Crimbo do then what's the point of inviting them?
If the Crimbo party occurs on a day that some religion feels is sacrosanct then sorry but getting pished and coping off is much more important than religious BS, religion has no part to play at Crimbo it's all about the booze, sex and getting your brains shagged out.
Give it a try Wonkey.😄
They can transplant your heart but can't organise a p@ss up in a brewery eh ? ;-)
Cull the NHS management and have a functioning NHS
The equality and diversity team are unlikeLy to be the mangers of the staff, they are usually a team that may work alongside HR
To clinical staff, anyone telling them how to organise a Christmas do is classed as a 'manager' whether that is their official title or not I'm afraid. I can assure you it will have been taken that way.