How Attendance-Based Bonuses Discriminate Against Women, Non-Binary and Disabled People
How Attendance-Based Bonuses Discriminate Against Women, Non-Binary and Disabled People
Recently, my workplace rewarded all their staff with 100% attendance over the last academic term with an Amazon gift card. I did not receive one because I had taken one day off to go to the hospital. One day. For a procedure that couldn’t be delayed. This entirely necessary, urgent hospital trip cost me my ‘perfect’ attendance and my chance of receiving a bonus…
Misogyny, Ageism or Downright Ignorance? Working as a Young Female in Retail
I’ve been working in retail for almost two years now, and honestly, before you join the industry, you don’t really realise how bad it actually is. As a 16-year-old desperately searching for a job so she could learn how to fund her own life, I was happy to take on anything. Of course, I knew from the typical retail stories that I’d have at least a few iffy customers, but little did I know that it would hurt my pride and confidence so much…