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Lloyd's of London angers staff with workday boozing ban | |
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The days of the three-hour, five-bottle City lunch appear to be well and truly over after Lloyd's of London introduced a booze ban. | |
The insurance market has told its 800 employees that they are not permitted to consume alcohol from 09:00 to 17:00. | The insurance market has told its 800 employees that they are not permitted to consume alcohol from 09:00 to 17:00. |
A Lloyd's spokesman said it had been considering the move for some time to bring it into line with "industry norms". | |
But angry staff have called the new measures "heavy-handed". | But angry staff have called the new measures "heavy-handed". |
Workers took to Lloyd's intranet to air their grievances, with one asking: "Will we be asked to go to bed earlier soon?" | |
According to the London Evening Standard, another asked: "Did I just wake up from my drunken induced slumber to find we are now living in Orwell's 1984?" | According to the London Evening Standard, another asked: "Did I just wake up from my drunken induced slumber to find we are now living in Orwell's 1984?" |
The boozy lunch had long been a staple of City life when deals were done and contacts made. | The boozy lunch had long been a staple of City life when deals were done and contacts made. |
A spokesman for Lloyd's said: "There is no denying that it has traditionally been part and parcel of this type of business." | |
In an internal memo to staff, Lloyd's said an examination of grievance and disciplinary cases over the last two year found that about half were related to alcohol. | |
A Lloyd's spokesman said that the market had changed and that Lloyd's wanted to attract younger people to the industry. | |
He added that Lloyd's wanted to bring its employee guide into line with other companies, such as QBE, which advises staff not to drink as opposed to an outright ban. | |
He said that if someone was found to have broken the rule, their manager will decide on the best course of action to take. | He said that if someone was found to have broken the rule, their manager will decide on the best course of action to take. |