Cleaners are given abroad journeys

British media lately revealed an ironic story: a diligent cleaner was beloved by the neighborhood, who donated cash to ship him on a visit overseas.

Nevertheless, this good deed couldn’t be achieved as a result of the environmental firm the place this man labored had a rule that strictly prohibited workers from receiving items.

Mr. Paul Spiers is beloved by native residents for his arduous work and accountability – Picture: Lisa Knight

Accordingly, greater than 200 residents in Beckenham metropolis (London) collectively contributed 3,000 kilos (almost 100 million VND) to ship Mr. Paul Spiers on a summer season trip to Portugal.

Nevertheless, the 63-year-old man won’t be able to step foot on a aircraft to make the journey as a result of the waste administration firm Veolia the place Spiers works has a coverage that each one its workers are “strictly prohibited from accepting items or any type of favour”, in keeping with The Commonplace information company on August 12.

It’s identified that that is an amount of cash donated by the neighborhood as a gesture of gratitude to Mr. Spiers, who has been sweeping the streets on this space for the previous 7 years, serving to to maintain the streets clear and tidy.

Ms. Lisa Knight, a neighborhood resident, shared that Mr. Spiers was beloved by everybody right here for his diligence and accountability at work.

“He labored arduous in all climate circumstances and have become an integral member of the neighborhood,” stated Lisa.

She additionally stated that Mr. Spiers had solely traveled overseas as soon as, to Portugal on the event of his fiftieth birthday. He nonetheless hopes to have the chance to journey overseas once more however has not been ready to take action as a consequence of monetary circumstances.

“That is why I considered organising a web-based crowdfunding web page GoFundMe, and in simply a short while, the fundraising goal was reached with £3,000.

Concerning the truth that Mr. Spiers couldn’t settle for this present as a consequence of Veolia’s firm rules, Ms. Lisa stated that she contacted the corporate to elucidate and persuade “as a result of she didn’t need Mr. Spiers to get into bother”.

A consultant of Veolia stated that each one workers working for the corporate should not allowed to simply accept such items as a result of they’re thought-about bribery.

“We’re really grateful for the neighborhood’s help and recognition of Mr Spiers for the wonderful work he and his colleagues do to maintain our streets clear,” a Veolia spokesperson stated. “Nevertheless, the corporate’s contract with town council doesn’t enable our workers to simply accept any cost or incentives aside from the agreed wage.”

A Veolia consultant prompt that Mr Spiers might take the cash raised from the neighborhood and donate it to a charity of his selection.

In Spiers’ case, the board of administrators determined to acknowledge him as one of the best worker of the quarter; and subsequently, can be awarded a bonus from the corporate in recognition of his arduous work and dedication.

Lisa Knight takes a photograph with Paul Spiers when he got here to wash the residential space – Picture: Lisa Knight

Nguyen Thuan (theo The Commonplace, Guardian)