Cllr. Scully suspended by his employer

[gijoe]

So does this mean that if you are not 'Politically Correct' outside of the workplace - that is now grounds for dismissal??

[iago1709]

I don't at all agree with what he said, and he does deserve to be expelled from Fine Gael for his remarks, but depriving him of his livelihood is going too far.

[SeamusNapoleon]

Do you think his wife and kids should also suffer? It is gobshytes like you give anti-racism a bad name.

I would imagine some people in Ireland - maybe even some blackafricans - might experience schadenfreude at seeing Mr Scully aggressively applying for a medical card and other benefits of our social welfare system should he find himself unemployed.

[uriah]

An employer can't discipline someone for their political opinions surely. Odious though they may be.

What about publicly expressed racist opinions?

[gijoe]

What about publicly expressed racist opinions?

I do not think that impacts on his judgement on the size of steel bars to go into foundations! Now if he were the CEO of the company then it could be argued that it would impact on the company's image but otherwise I am not getting this. If Cllr Scully were a civil servant he could not have been suspended never mind sacked!

[hedzog]

I do not think that impacts on his judgement on the size of steel bars to go into foundations! Now if he were the CEO of the company then it could be argued that it would impact on the company's image but otherwise I am not getting this. If Cllr Scully were a civil servant he could not have been suspended never mind sacked!

The employer is looking at the negative impact on his company of employing a racist , hopefully fine gael will do the same .

[Sham96]

Is this East Germany or Ireland? Some nutter decides a comment he or she dosen't like is deemed rasict and before you know it your out of a job.

[Who knows?]

A perfect example of why personal opinions should remain personal.

[Goldencircle]

An employer can't discipline someone for their political opinions surely.

Exactly and don't think Scully doesn't know that, thick and all he is.
Simply playing the victim like anyone does when caught out.

Pay no heed

[BlackLion]

Do you think his wife and kids should also suffer? It is gobshytes like you give anti-racism a bad name.

If he had given an immigrant a job over a white person, you would be baying for blood and F his wife and kids. Truth comes out differently from a mouth with bias.