Boss threatens to sue employees over wage talk
<p dir="ltr">An employee has called out her manager after he threatened to fire staff for talking about their wages. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The business owner of Planet Fitness gym in Kentucky, US, hung a poster on the wall informing staff not to talk about their wages because it is illegal. </p>
<p dir="ltr">However, under the National Labor Relations Act, employees are entitled to speak about their wages freely. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“ATTENTION ALL SUBORDINATES,” the letter, which was shared to Reddit began.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Effective immediately, conversing about wages (both on duty and off duty) is strictly forbidden,</p>
<p dir="ltr">“This is considered proprietary information and as such, it is protected legally.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If you are overheard speaking (OR LISTENING TO!!) a conversation in which wages are discussed, you will receive disciplinary action up to and including termination.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">One of the gym’s employees, Shelly, did not accept her boss's premise and decided to get back at him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Another photo shared to the post shows multiple hammers and sickles drawn on it - representative of the communist party.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Seeing as you’re a manager in the great illustrious word (sic) of Planet Fitness gym franchises, it may behoove (sic) you to become familiar with the laws pertaining to it,” Shelly wrote.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Sprinkling legalese and word-salad across an 8.5x11 paper you printed does not make a legal doc.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Needless to say, you can’t legally tell us not to discuss wages in the good ol’ U.S. of A. We will continue to do so.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">She ended the note with “Love, $10.50 an hour Shelly” which then saw her colleagues write their own wages. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Viewers commended Shelly for the move which showed a united front against the boss who was very much in the wrong.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"I LOVE $10.50 an hour Shelly!" someone wrote. </p>
<p dir="ltr">"Long Live Shelly. I hope she is $25.00 an hour Shelly very very soon,” another commented.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of SHELLY SHELLY!" another joked.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Reddit</em></p>
