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To think these officers should be suspended or sacked.

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11122aa · 11/07/2017 19:39

www.standard.co.uk/news/london/met-orders-supersized-uniforms-with-61inch-waists-for-overweight-police-officers-a3584821.html.
Shouldn't these officers be suspended until they lose some of the weight or even sacked. Such a weight must mean they cannot undertake all the duties required of them.

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Pengggwn · 11/07/2017 19:51

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EpoxyResin · 11/07/2017 19:54

...is there some specific reason you have for being so concerned? Their managers are capable of managing their performance, I'm sure.

NC4now · 11/07/2017 19:54

Well there's a certain fitness level required to join and some jobs require the officers to be fit.
Lots of police jobs don't require that fitness level though. Sacked seems a bit harsh. There are loads of desk jobs.

NC4now · 11/07/2017 19:54

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Iamtheresurrection · 11/07/2017 20:03

To require the police to maintain fitness the police would need to provide facilities/time. Given the budget cuts neither of these are in great supply at the moment.

DancesWithOtters · 11/07/2017 20:05

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thefutureisfemale · 11/07/2017 20:07

Can we suspend you for being a waste of internet space?

worridmum · 11/07/2017 20:12

by that rekoning you should suspand pregnet officers because they cannot carry out all their duites? which is in fact wrong the police are not above employeement laws.

And like others said if they required a required level of fitness to be maintained they need to provide the area and possible pay them during workout time as police shifts are too full on for regular training (since rest days etc are often cancelled for no reason etc)

But I think you should have a time out you goady person

Out2pasture · 11/07/2017 20:24

For starters the article is poorly written, goady to start with.
9 pairs over two years, could be only 3 people. Are maternity pants available for female staff, or are they having to order large and have them altered?
How is the fit? My husband was assigned work clothing that was industry specific. However the cut and fit was inappropriate for his size (in his case long arms, wide shoulders) and would order XXL and get jackets altered.

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