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Waitress sacked for cancer charity head shave

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A waitress has been forced to leave her job after shaving her hair to raise money for a cancer charity.

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{"commentId":1917673,"authorDomain":"tlusher"}

If that happen in the states they could be sued for discrimination. I am not sure how it is in Canada.

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Reply#1 - Sat Jun 7, 2008 6:49 PM EDT
{"commentId":1917953,"authorDomain":"LAUHAL63"}

Yeah. Seems like a silly thing to fire someone for.

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#1.1 - Sat Jun 7, 2008 7:47 PM EDT
{"commentId":1919921,"authorDomain":"Lis"}

It's strange because they didn't actually fire her, they laid her off until her hair grew back.

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#1.2 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:17 AM EDT
{"commentId":1919942,"authorDomain":"LAUHAL63"}

Yes, that is true. So how long do you think that will be? It's got to be a few months...long enough that she probably needs to get another job.

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#1.3 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:27 AM EDT
{"commentId":1920067,"authorDomain":"caroleroach"}

Well I think that it is discrimination after all a balding waiter wouldn't be sacked.........or would he?

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#1.4 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:13 AM EDT
{"commentId":1920075,"authorDomain":"LAUHAL63"}

Ha! Good point. Double standard?

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#1.5 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:16 AM EDT
{"commentId":1920094,"authorDomain":"caroleroach"}

There are other things about this too - it is as if they employed her for her hair?? She would not have looked untidy and not having hair would not have affected her work performance. If it were me, I would not be going back and I would be looking at unfair dismissal suit.

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#1.6 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:22 AM EDT
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{"commentId":1922902,"authorDomain":"redwolf"}

The World's Greatest Shave is a huge, well-known charity event in Australia. My boss took part in it and shaved his head a few years back. A restaurant pulling this @!$%# here would be savaged in the media.

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Reply#2 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:08 PM EDT
{"commentId":1923251,"authorDomain":"LAUHAL63"}

Great link, Red! What a terrific way to raise money for leukemia.

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#2.1 - Sun Jun 8, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
{"commentId":1923694,"authorDomain":"redwolf"}

I lost a friend to leukemia, which was how my boss got involved, we all worked together.

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#2.2 - Mon Jun 9, 2008 1:15 AM EDT
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