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Rejected postman lacked ‘professional walking experience’

Royal Mail yesterday denied discrimination after turning down a student for the role of holiday cover postman due to his lack of ‘professional walking experience’.

Mark Pye, studying for an MSc, was left fuming when a 19 year old working for Royal Mail’s recruitment partner told him his CV failed to demonstrated the necessary experience of ‘putting one foot in front of the other whilst holding a bag’.

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Posted: May 16th, 2013
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Millions of Romanians, Bulgarians preparing to ‘avoid UK like the plague’

Fears of a huge influx of immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria have given way to indignation after a poll showed workers from the two countries are preparing to ‘avoid Britain like the plague’, when movement restrictions are eased later this year.

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Posted: Apr 22nd, 2013
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Government now fears ‘extraterrestrial benefit spongers’

The prospect of thousands of little green men signing on for JobSeeker’s Allowance at Jobcentres across the UK is forcing government ministers to tighten the rules for accessing welfare benefits.

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Posted: Mar 9th, 2013
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Study finds animals still being discriminated against in the workplace

enough to send you barking A study undertaken by the Department for Work and Pensions has found that a disproportionate number of animals in the UK are still being confined to the most menial of jobs, and are repeatedly passed over for promotion.

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Posted: Mar 3rd, 2012
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Woman said to have done the same job for sixty years never actually had a job

Claims that a Windsor woman has done the same job for sixty years have been challenged on the grounds that she has never had a job.

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Posted: Feb 2nd, 2012
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Rejected postman lacked ‘professional walking experience’

Millions of Romanians, Bulgarians preparing to ‘avoid UK like the plague’

Government now fears ‘extraterrestrial benefit spongers’

Study finds animals still being discriminated against in the workplace

Woman said to have done the same job for sixty years never actually had a job

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