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May
28

Mother finds giant dead cockroach in bag of Tesco Rich In Flavour spinach – after already eating half the pack

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Laura Platt, 27, found the insect among the pre-washed leaves from Tesco
Claims she was ill after eating half of the pack before she noticed the insect
Beauty salon owner turns down £20 ‘good will’ voucher from supermarket
Tesco apologises and says it is investigating the grim find with supplier

Disgusted: Laura Platt, 27, found a dead cockroach in her bag of Tesco Rich in Flavour spinach after she had already eaten half of the pack

A mother said she was ‘disgusted’ to find a dead cockroach in her bag of Tesco Rich In Flavour spinach after she had already eaten half of the pack.

Laura Platt, 27, said she vomited after finding the insect among the pre-washed vegetable leaves, and says the experience has put her off leafy greens.

The beauty salon owner, from Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, has turned down a ‘good will’ gesture of a £20 voucher from Tesco, which says it is investigating the incident.

‘I love greens and ate half a bag of it shortly after buying it, cooking it and mixing it into some pasta,’ said Mrs Platt, who has two sons.

‘I was really poorly afterwards for about two days, but I didn’t know what could have caused it.

‘To get myself better I thought I needed more vitamins so decided to cook the rest of the spinach.

‘That’s when I found the cockroach. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

‘I was so shocked that I went and threw up for about 20 minutes.

‘It was disgusting. I haven’t eaten any greens since, it’s really put me off which is a shame.

‘I can’t imagine how it got in there as the stuff is meant to be washed. Maybe it crawled in afterwards.’

Mrs Platt took photos and put the cockroach in a tub before taking it back to Tesco, where staff told her she should have gone to the doctors if she had been sick.

She later followed up the complaint with a phone call to the customer services line.

‘In the shop the staff said they would put it down as a formal complaint,’ she said.

‘When I rang, the woman said I should have gone to a doctor straight away and got a sick note.

‘Because I didn’t, she said I can’t prove I was sick in the first place because of the cockroach.

‘But I’m a busy working mum and would have had to cancel loads of clients.

Discovery: Mrs Platt found the cockroach after returning to the half-eaten pack

She said the cockroach was 'disgusting' and has put her off eating greens

Anger: The beauty salon owner, from Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, has turned down a 'good will' gesture of a £20 voucher from Tesco, which says it is investigating the incident

‘I thought sending me a voucher was a bit of a joke really.

‘I don’t think that’s acceptable.’

Tesco offered to apologise in writing to Mrs Platt, who bought the spinach at its store in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.

A spokesman said: ‘We set ourselves very high standards for the safety and quality of our food and we were sorry to hear of this incident.

‘We are investigating the issue with our supplier and will keep Mrs Platt informed with the findings.

‘We have also offered Mrs Platt a gesture of goodwill for any inconvenience caused.’

Store: Mrs Platt purchased her bag of spinach from the Burgess Hill branch of Tesco

Marks & Spencer ‘victimised’ female worker who contracted HIV after being allegedly raped by an colleague at a staff party

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Charmaine Wakelin claims she was attacked by a colleague in July 2008
The 42-year-old discovered she had contracted HIV later that same year
The committed Christian felt that she was being ‘punished’ by God
Metropolitan Police confirm they are investigating the rape claims
Marks & Spencer say they are disappointed by the tribunal’s findings

A female employee was harassed and victimised by Marks & Spencer after she was allegedly raped by a colleague at a works party and contracted HIV, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Charmaine Wakelin, 42, said at the time of the alleged attack she was working as a personal assistant at the retail giant’s head office in north west London.

Ms Wakelin told the tribunal that she had been attacked in July 2008 and discovered she was HIV positive later that year.

The tribunal heard that Ms Wakelin’s ten-year marriage collapsed and she went on to suffer depression.

As Ms Wakelin’s mental and physical health worsened, her relationship with her employers deteriorated and she was sacked by the company in 2012.

Ms Wakelin said she had been victimised and harassed after a new manager took over her department in 2010.

She claimed that the new manager had leaked information about her HIV diagnosis to a colleague.

The tribunal heard that Ms Wakelin made a complaint to the retailer’s human resources department but was unable to complete a formal grievance procedure due to acute stress. She was sacked in April 2012 after an internal investigation.

The employment tribunal found in Ms Wakelin’s favour on three of her 16 allegations.

Ms Wakelin decided to waive her right to anonymity in so she could name-and-shame M&S over the way she had been treated.

Ms Wakelin said her strong Christian faith had made her ordeal worse as she believed that God had punished her for being a bad person.

Charmaine Wakelin said she considered taking her own life during the employment tribunal due to he stress of being cross examined in the witness box

Speaking after the tribunal, Ms Wakelin said: ‘At the time, the word HIV conjured up horrific flashbacks of the rape. I couldn’t even say HIV out loud.

‘It was absolutely the worst thing that could have happened to me in my life. I was mortified that I had contracted something that I had spent my whole life trying not to get. I was absolutely, fanatically, religiously self-protective against HIV, having grown up in South Africa and being very aware of HIV and Aids. I suffered self-stigmatisation and believed that God was punishing me for being a bad person.’

Ms Wakelin told The Times that she had considered suicide: ‘The only thing that stopped me was that I didn’t want them to get away with it. The humiliation [under cross-examination] was unbearable and completely unnecessary.’

Marks & Spencer said they were ‘extremely disappointed’ by the ruling.

A spokesman said: ‘M&S prides itself on being an equal opportunities employer and works hard to create a positive and inclusive workplace.’

The company stressed that the rape allegation was separate to the claims heard by the employment tribunal and were being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.

Scotland Yard confirmed that a man has been arrested on September 19, 2013 who has been bailed.

Marks & Spencer said they were deeply unhappy by the tribunal's findings

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May
23

By IHWIR Admin

17 Things You Didn’t Know About Walmart

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Love’em or hate’em, they have one of the lowest prices around. How? Well, we’ve read (or in some cases, experienced) how they treat their employees. Low pay, no benefits, bad management. But isn’t that pure capitalism at work? Exploit the workers, make profit, no morals, high chance of success? That’s how it works, right? Right?

1. Walmart is actually an innovative company. Current public consensus has Walmart as a dirty, low-end, cheap consumer brand, but they launched a television network in 1998, pivoted to give consumers healthier and organic goods to try and stem customers from jumping ship to Whole Foods. But then, Walmart’s probably trumps Whole Foods when it comes to prices, and for the price-conscious consumer, does purchasing organic food really matter? image - Flickr / JeepersMedia

image – Flickr / JeepersMedia

2. Vermont blocked Walmart from opening a store, which evolved into a 20-year battle. Walmart won in the end and opened its first store in St. Albans.

3. A couple actually held their wedding at a Walmart.

4. A Kansas couple got so horned up in a Walmart, they stole some KY and decided to have sex in the middle of the store.

5. A man with a backpack entered a Walmart in Kentucky. Employees became suspicious and checked up on him. Turns out the guy was carrying around a mobile meth lab and he had passed out from the fumes.

6. Walmart claims they actually give good benefits and pay — in fact, all employees receive quarterly bonus opportunities based on store performance.

image - Flickr / Walmart Corporate

image – Flickr / Walmart Corporate

7. Apparently box cutters are a big thing in the Walmart employee community.

8. There’s a 10-Foot Rule set forth by Sam Walton: “I want you to promise that whenever you come within 10 feet of a customer, you will look him in the eye, greet him, and ask him if you can help him.” That means when you come within 10 feet of an employee, they’ve made a promise with Sam Walton to help you out.

9. Walmart tried to block benefits for disabled employees.

10. In 2013, Walmart was blasted for being “Welfare Kings” because their 1.3 million-member U.S. workforce falls below $25,000.

image - Flickr / Walmart Corporate

image – Flickr / Walmart Corporate

11. An estimated $36,000,000 is spent every hour on a daily basis at Walmart. That’s $34,880 made every minute.

12. Bananas are the best-selling item at Walmart.

13. In 2013, Walmart’s international net sales exceeded $135 billion.

14. Sam’s Club is a division of the Walmart brand.

15. Hillary Clinton was on the Walmart board of directors for 6 years.

16. Walmart employees about 2 million people around the world. The only organization that has more employees in the world? That’s the Chinese army — People’s Liberation Army — with 2,285,000 active members.

17. Walmart is one of the nation’s most prominent union-busters. They also prefer to hire part-time help so that employees don’t get access to benefits that full-time employees get to enjoy.

Sourced from thoughtcatalog.com

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