There’s a booming knock on the washroom door. “Do you need any help in there?!” the concierge yelled.
“No.” Luke hollered. “Won’t be a minute,” he added.
After the UK broke its shackles with Europe, a great many laws and legislations that initially came from Brussels were no longer applicable. The government called it a clean slate, but one of the consequences meant that many workers’ rights were quickly eroded, particularly in the low-paid menial jobs. Once upon a time, if you didn’t like your job you’d walk away from it and that was that. These days, leaving a job without authorization is classed as a breach of contract which means your employer can sue and you’ll end up having to pay them thousands in compensation.
