【读新闻学英语】以病假借口去参加婚礼还发朋友圈,先被辞退又输了官司
2018年1月9日 14:20朋友圈暴露太多事儿了~
It has become common practice for bosses to check out what staff are up to on Facebook — but it cost one Adelaide man his job after his employer busted him at a wedding in India during sick leave.
越来越多的雇主会在Facebook(编者注:社交媒体,类似微信朋友圈)上查看员工都发布了什么,但是一位澳洲Adelaide男子却因此丢了工作,因为他在请病假期间去印度参加了一场婚礼。
common practice:惯例
busted:被当场逮住
In February 2016, Smyth was jailed for 81 days for disqualified driving.He wrote a letter to the then-general manager and told him of his circumstances, seeking leave without pay — which was granted.
在2016年2月,Smyth因不合格驾驶而被关押了81天。他给当时的总经理写信告知了自己的情况,要求请无薪假期,被批准了。
jailed:监禁
circumstances:处境
Smyth was released in May 2016 and a few days later met with Alwyndor HR manager Greg Nankervis, where he was told his employment would recommence on June 8.
2016年5月,Smyth被释放了。几天后,他与Alwyndor公司人力资源经理Greg Nankervis见面,被告知雇佣合同从6月8日起恢复。
released:释放
recommence:重新开始
Mr Smyth asked Mr Nankervis if he could start work over a month later so he could go to a wedding in India. But the request was denied. On June 8, Smyth — who suffers from depression and bipolar — provided two sick certificates covering June 8 to July 18, 2016.
Mr Smyth询问Mr Nankervis他是否可以一个月后再开始工作,因为他要去印度参加一场婚礼。但是请求被驳回了。在6月8日,患有忧郁症和狂躁抑郁性精神病的他提供了两份生病证明,有效时间从6月8日至7月18日。
depression:忧郁症
bipolar:狂躁抑郁性精神病
certificates:证明
During this period of time off, Alwyndor became aware of Facebook posts that indicated Mr Smyth was in India attending the marriage of a relative of his wife. Alwyndor accused Mr Smyth of misleading them about the reason for his absence and sought an explanation but the employee refused to answer any questions. He was then sacked.
在这段时间,Alwyndor公司发现Mr Smyth发布的Facebook内容显示他正在印度参加妻子亲戚的婚礼。Alwyndor公司指责Mr Smyth提供误导信息而获得请假,并要求他给出解释。但是,Mr Smyth拒绝解释,于是他被解雇了。
indicated:指示
accused:指责
sacked:解雇
Mr Smyth lost his unfair dismissal bid against Alwyndor Aged Care in the SA Employment Tribunal.
最终,Mr Smyth在与Alwyndor Aged Care公司的不公平解雇纠纷被告上了SA就业法庭,他输掉了这场官司。
dismissal:解雇
tribunal:法庭
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