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Without opening the article this feels super British. Like, talk about an inability to make proper insults, English bigots are some of the most unimaginative and idiotic people on the planet.
Did they consider hanging a no bullying poster in the staff room?
I wish more people would know that NDAs can never cover illegal actions, such as workplace harassment and discrimination. You have a right to speak out. Please use your voice, the boat was already rocked when they discriminated against you.
As part of the conditions of her exit, she also received a significant payout, which she describes as “money to keep quiet”.
In lots of countries the payout is contingent on the NDA.
Violate the NDA, they take the money back.
So they can't legally stop someone from talking, but there's an incentive to following the NDA.
Best to talk to a lawyer for specifics, but like non-compete agreements, NDAs often include things that can't legally be enforced. The people wanting you to sign the NDA just hope you don't know better and you'll shut up.
If you know better, you can take their money and then disclose the facts anyway.
In the US the clawback itself is no longer legal if it is part of a severance agreement. They can’t take the money back if you talk about them
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As is often the case, when a presidential administration changes, so may a prior rule issued by the National Labor Relation Boards (NLRB or the Board). On February 21, 2023, the Board returned to its pre-Trump administration rule: broad confidentiality and non-disparagement terms in severance agreements will be deemed unlawful if they tend to interfere with, restrain, or coerce an employee's ability to speak about the severance agreement or otherwise communicate with other employees about their former employer. The prior Trump-era rulings allowed employers to include confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in severance agreements, but the NLRB's latest ruling in McLaren Macomb reverts to the old rule placing employers in an uncertain situation with their current and future severance agreements.
100% curry lover here. Every type of curry is delicious, and any person who uses it as an insult is obviously unbelievably dull and parochial.
It’s like someone calling you a spice lover
It’s like telling on yourself.
Truth right here. I’ve been privileged to travel the world and curries are hands down the most flavourful dishes this planet has to offer.
I don't understand 'curry lover' as an insult, but I really don't understand it in the UK where curry is super popular.
I bet the teachers who call her 'curry lover' also 'go out for a curry' all the time.
Racists idiots being ignorant, illogical idiots? What else is new?
"ooh look at me I want to eat dry toast"
Chicken tikka masala is literally the national dish. I don't get it either.
Bullying often comes out of jealousy or insecurity. Seeing the British cuisine, I understand people being jealous of healthy and flavor rich dishes.
Doesn't change the fact that bullying, discrimination and racism is disgusting and only shows how low and weak people can be.
Maya signed a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) making her unable to speak about the abuse she suffered.
I'm pretty sure such an NDA would be invalid here (EU), an NDA cannot legally prevent you from disclosing experiences of abuse regarding your own person.
But in ~~USA~~ UK the rules are made mostly for the rich, and in this case, the school is richer than the teacher.
Another Brexit success story
Yes I warned strongly against Brexit, explaining how it would be bad, and have no real benefits for UK.
I especially focused on bureaucracy being doubled, but just moved from EU to UK. Something that maybe wasn't intuitive to realize, but has come obviously true. But I also warned about freedoms being removed, because UK were already walking the line within EU. And of course the obvious issues with economy. Everything I and others warned against has come true. Including the lack of benefits.
I think Brexit (edit:) campaign has also been a significant factor in making UK way more xenophobic.
It's difficult to say exactly because of Covid, but I think the economy is actually hit a bit harder than I expected.
I think Brexit has also been a significant factor in making UK way more xenophobic.
Personally, I don't think it's made the UK more xenophobic. A decent percentage of people supported Brexit due to xenophobia, and the success of the referendum made them more outspoken. Basically, Brexit is a symptom of xenophobia rather than the other way around.
Not Brexit by itself, the Brexit campaign and debate. I think it amplified the already existing xenophobia.
Yep. If it wasn't for the racist vote, Brexit would not have happened. That particular wedge of the pie was just enough to get it over the 50% mark.
Sure, you could argue for other wedges also being responsible if you order them differently, but, you know, racism is a pretty nasty one and given the context, it seems like the right one to point to as a culprit.
This is in the UK.
Ah yes, it's even at the very top of the article. 🫣
AFAIK UK has unfortunately removed citizen protections since leaving EU.
So I have no idea what their rules are, only that they are worse than they used to be.
The rules in the EU are also made for the rich. The difference is just that the EU has at least some left votes in there, so it's not as bad.
staffroom
In a piece about schools, sky.com forgets how to hyphenate. Spend some more time in school.
What a useless nitpick, especially since it's incorrect.
Racism at the heart of a past colonial empire? No way!
AFAIK UK used to be pretty open and tolerant towards commonwealth emigrants back in the 70's?
IDK why it's become so bad in the UK, but it seems they've gotten worse together with USA the past few decades.
This is an unfortunate trend that sweeps most of the world. USA, Europe, Russia, China and India. But UK and USA seem worse than most.
The UK was not open and tolerant in the 70s, which is why there was one race riot after another on the 80s.
The UK has definitely gotten worse in the last few years or so, possibly a decade, but before that was a golden period just after terrorism-related Islamophobia had died down and before refugee-related Islamophobia kicked in where the UK was probably the best it ever was on terms of racial attitudes.
Yeah, speaking as someone who grew up in the UK and had South Asian friends, the 80s (and 90s) were bad for racial intolerance and discrimination against minorities. I saw it a lot, along with the same shit directed towards black people. It was definitely a tangible part of the post-colonial culture. It's still a problem, but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be.
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