Can an employer do this?

getmore4less

When I worked at place where you did this sort of thing they had a proper mash kitty with a big F/O teapot, everybody had the same number of teas at set times.

Proper mash clubs don't do coffee.

Flower fund they are having a laugh

Andy_L

!!!!!! some people just should not be allowed to organise anything.

I'd tell them to poke it & then organise my own tea swindle for the rest of the refusniks & undercut them

ILW

This sums up why many think the public sector is some sort of bubble separated from the real world. Have you nothing better to do than worry over tea and flowers?

lynzpower

ILW wrote: »

This sums up why many think the public sector is some sort of bubble separated from the real world. Have you nothing better to do than worry over tea and flowers?

Um wakey wakey. :wave:

Not all schools are run by the public sector.

What a dumb comment. Maybe you need to go back to school!

ILW

lynzpower wrote: »

Um wakey wakey. :wave:

Not all schools are run by the public sector.

What a dumb comment. Maybe you need to go back to school!

Bet this one is.

David1105

There is no way that an employer can stop you from taking in tea bags. What if you don't like tea but you want to drink fruit juice. going on your employer's logic, if you contribute then they would have to make special provision for your fruit juice which no one else might like/want.

I would tell them to stuff it (maybe in a polite way would be best) and just do what you want. Take in your own kettle if necessary. Even your own water and show them how ridiculous they are being. Usually with stuff like this, if you make a big enough fuss, they'll drop it.

Savvy_Sue

I'd probably pay it, but then when I found supplies had run out I'd be going and asking for the cash to replace them, or asking at every single opportunity when they were going to be replaced. I'd probably be a bit of a nuisance about it.

Who is going to police the kettle and make sure you are not using your own teabags?

jamespir

was at a training scheme few months back an on the first day mini hitler came round stating that everybody had to pay 2.00 a week for coffee and tea and that we had to provide our own cup so it happens in a lot of places

persa

achtunglady wrote: »

Flower fund is for if staff are off sick, if they leave or have a baby, they get sent flowers.

Ok, this sounds a little less unreasonable, I originally thought you were paying for decorations in your office! It's always nice to have an office kitty for this sort of thing, I think the trouble is you've been told you have to contribute - generally, you should be asked, not forced. Perhaps you would have just paid up straight away if you had been asked nicely in the first place.

It cannot be mandatory for you to pay into a tea fund and/or flower fund, but you'll probably find yourself labelled as the [insert derogatory noun of your choice here] who wouldn't cough up for flowers for the nice lady whose only child died unexpectedly in horrific circumstances.

Not worth fighting, IMHO. Although I do think it's petty for employers not to pay for tea and coffee - it's one of those little things that doesn't cost a whole lot, but that creates goodwill among staff.

ceebeeby

I think you've picked a petty battle. Just pay the £2 and let them get on with it.