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PENDLE Council has banned one of its employees from wearing a St George's Cross bandana.
The ban, which Pendle Council states is a "company rule", came to light when Waste Refuse Operative Matthew Carter was pictured wearing the bandana on a photograph featured in this newspaper.
Mr Carter said he received a verbal warning having been told complaints were made about the bandana, stating that it could be offensive and racist, despite the fact he had worn it for seven months previous to our recycling report in May.
Mr Carter, who has worked for the council for five years, and other employees of Operational Services, said they only knew about the ban when Mr Carter was told not to wear his signature bandana.
However, Pendle Council says its employees know the rules regarding uniform. Ian McInery, Pendle Council's Operational Services Manager, said: "Matt knows that cleansing staff have a uniform and there are clear rules about what they can wear.
"We've made it clear to staff that they are not allowed to put stickers or flags on bin wagons or wear clothing which shows support for a particular team, group or country."
Mr Carter, who moved to Burnley in 1999 from his home country of Barbados, said he had not been told he could not wear his favourite headwear until he was pictured in this newspaper.
"I always used to wear the
bandana and no one had ever said anything to me about it until complaints were made after it went in the paper.
"I received a verbal warning and was told that the St George's Cross was not allowed to be seen on any clothing we wear because it could be considered offensive and racist. I still need to wear a bandana, I'm wearing a skull and crossbones one now, to keep my hair back and away from the machine I'm working with or else it could be dangerous."
Pendle Council added: "Matt is one of the many hard-working people who work for Pendle Council. He makes a difference, out in our towns and neighbourhoods, keeping our streets and pavements clean.
"We can't make one rule for one person and one for another. The uniform helps to make it clear to Pendle people who our workers are when they are out and about - it's just a common sense approach that we are sticking to."
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just go's to show what our goverment and stuff are like lol, i hate how we treat foreigners in our contry, it if was a pakistani waering a pakistani bandanna there would be no problem
ACTUALLY my fave english tapper sway wears an english bandanna on his album cover and a few songs and he is black and nothing has come of it hmmmmmmmmm double standards i say lol
The ban, which Pendle Council states is a "company rule", came to light when Waste Refuse Operative Matthew Carter was pictured wearing the bandana on a photograph featured in this newspaper.
Mr Carter said he received a verbal warning having been told complaints were made about the bandana, stating that it could be offensive and racist, despite the fact he had worn it for seven months previous to our recycling report in May.
Mr Carter, who has worked for the council for five years, and other employees of Operational Services, said they only knew about the ban when Mr Carter was told not to wear his signature bandana.
However, Pendle Council says its employees know the rules regarding uniform. Ian McInery, Pendle Council's Operational Services Manager, said: "Matt knows that cleansing staff have a uniform and there are clear rules about what they can wear.
"We've made it clear to staff that they are not allowed to put stickers or flags on bin wagons or wear clothing which shows support for a particular team, group or country."
Mr Carter, who moved to Burnley in 1999 from his home country of Barbados, said he had not been told he could not wear his favourite headwear until he was pictured in this newspaper.
"I always used to wear the
bandana and no one had ever said anything to me about it until complaints were made after it went in the paper.
"I received a verbal warning and was told that the St George's Cross was not allowed to be seen on any clothing we wear because it could be considered offensive and racist. I still need to wear a bandana, I'm wearing a skull and crossbones one now, to keep my hair back and away from the machine I'm working with or else it could be dangerous."
Pendle Council added: "Matt is one of the many hard-working people who work for Pendle Council. He makes a difference, out in our towns and neighbourhoods, keeping our streets and pavements clean.
"We can't make one rule for one person and one for another. The uniform helps to make it clear to Pendle people who our workers are when they are out and about - it's just a common sense approach that we are sticking to."
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just go's to show what our goverment and stuff are like lol, i hate how we treat foreigners in our contry, it if was a pakistani waering a pakistani bandanna there would be no problem
ACTUALLY my fave english tapper sway wears an english bandanna on his album cover and a few songs and he is black and nothing has come of it hmmmmmmmmm double standards i say lol
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