Real Life Story 5

Paul had been working at the local grocery shop after school for six months. It was a big store with 30 full and part-time staff. One week his friend Steve sprained his ankle when he fell off an unstable ladder while stacking shelves. Steve was angry because he had been complaining about the ladder to his boss for several weeks. Steve had to have two weeks off work on ACC until his ankle was better. The owner asked Paul to stack the shelves while Steve was away. Paul told her the ladder needed fixing and he didn't want to because he could get injured. He was told to 'just do it'. At this point Paul contacted the Department of Labour.