O, the horror!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by KG

The headline:  ‘Out of control’ farmers break employment laws’
The article following it is written by one Catherine Gaffaney
‘Catherine Gaffaney is an NZME news service reporter based in Auckland.’
(“reporter” might be stretching the meaning of the term somewhat. Or a lot.)
The final line in the article: ‘Nationally, 165 farms were found to have made at least one employment law breach.’
Nationally.
Of the thousands of farms in NZ, just 165, it seems, justify that absurd headline.
There’s quite a lot of anti-farmer hostility in this little socialist paradise, which I suspect is a mixture of misguided and mindlessly regurgitated greens propaganda, ignorance about an industry many barely comprehend, and flat-out envy.
Because God made cheese in neat little blocks, doncha know and meat comes from supermarkets….

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6 Responses to O, the horror!

  1. Yokel says:
    April 20, 2015 at 05:48

    Oh for goodness sake! The way Elfin Safety has been woven as a web around every part of life throughout this Socialist Anglosphere, it can be used to convict every single person. There is no activity whether as employer or employee or just as Joe Public that could not be used as evidence in a prosecution if the Powers That Be were minded to be rid of you.

    Just like speeding convictions can be used to revoke “residency”

  2. Cadwallader says:
    April 20, 2015 at 06:27

    All employers breach employment laws from time to time but do not do so to be vile employers, but do so unwittingly due to the complex procedural requirements.The procedures are sensitive to employees but are devoid of anything approaching common sense. This is a beat-up story from a writer who would appear to be forever unemployable.

  3. Wombat says:
    April 20, 2015 at 11:26

    No, the farmers aren’t ignorant of the laws.

    They just don’t give a deuce, nor should they.

    What other non-military workplace in the world would have a man riding a quad-bike at 40 miles an hour next to a barbed wire fence? Why a supermarket manager or corporate executive would surely faint at the very thought!

    For the rest of us we call this “living the real world so you dumb pricks can eat”.

    So kindly fuck off and never step foot within ten miles of the agricultural sector. We enjoy the “free” part of being free-range humans, and we don’t take kindly to sows wandering out of the intensive piggeries you call “the city” to tell us how to conduct our business. :evil:

    • KG says:
      April 20, 2015 at 11:58

      New elf’n’safety laws and regulations are being written for farmers almost daily here in NZ, Wombat.
      Apart from that minor quibble, what you said is spot-on.

  4. Darin says:
    April 20, 2015 at 13:04

    Gawd the people that dream this stuff up would faint if they saw some of the stuff I’ve done.I believe in working in a safe manner,but no so wrapped in bubble wrap I can’t move safe.