In an age of self-improvement, a young inspiring Surry Hills man, Jaimie Ainscough, is leading the way. But his callous boss’ refusal to give him a payrise has resulted in a lawsuit.
Jaimie is animated when discussing his achievement, “I used to type with just me pointies” (in reference to his forefingers). “Over the last couple of years I learned how to use me ‘up yours fingers” (in reference to his middle fingers). “So I’m working double as hard so I spoke to the boss about gettin double the cashola and he pretty much told me to piss off.”
Now the man is taking his boss to court. Many see the payrise is rightly his.
“This is an agregious. It’s disgrace” says barrister Peter Newton.
His boss, Steve Funnell, says “This is ludicrous. I have workers who type with all ten fingers, and they don’t ask for a payrise. Should I pay them 10 times more than anyone else? It’s absurd!”
Newton was unmoved, “If a salesman doubled the amount of sales would he not be entitled to double the commission? If an athlete improved his performance by doubling the height or distance she can jump would she not be entitled to recognition for that hard work My client, of his own volition and initiative, in his own time, with his own hard work, commitment and sweat, has bettered himself and his work performance to the point where he has effectively doubled his work performance, but he was denied any rightful compensation in any way. By his heartless, hopelessly out of touch employer, and the full weight of the law needs to come down upon him…”
The court date is set for mid-July in the Downing Centre.
