It gets my back up!
As you can probably appreciate with the current economic climate the travel press is full of doom and gloom. Experts are predicting that over 50 airlines will have failed this year along with countless tour operators and travel agents.
One article however jumped out at me whilst reading an issue of Travel Bulletin the other day. In a time where we – travel companies - should be worrying about adapting to the market, lowering our overheads and streamlining our business, you don’t expect to read that retail travel agents have far bigger things to worry about. Their backs!
Agents across the country are being alerted to the dangers of stacking shelves correctly! The fact that companies are spending money addressing this issue beggars belief.
According to current Health and Safety laws, companies employing more than five people need a written health and safety policy detailing the correct way to stack brochures on shelves. This will in turn help protect the company should an accident occur involving the agents back, whilst removing a brochure from a shelf for a customer…
Madness.
I agree, but if they have health and safety laws for stacking brochures on shelves, surley they must have them in place for customers who wish to take brochures down from the shelves incase they get injured.
It would be madness if we didn’t live in a “where’s there’s blame there’s a claim” society.
hmm now there’s a thought, claim your way out of the credit crunch, or at least get enough for a free holiday
hmmm I never got paid for the thomsonfly extra legroom seats I didn’t get.. thanks for the idea lol