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Hannah Rodger

Scottish waitress at pancake restaurant says she was sacked because of tweets

A Scottish waitress, who worked at a popular pancake chain restaurant, said she was sacked following tweets to do with her role as a trade unionist and Labour Party member.

Lauren Harper, worked for Stack & Still when she was abruptly let go, with managers ­saying her views “did not align with the ­company”. She later found out bosses had trawled her social media account where she ­discussed trade union ­activism.

Firm CEO Paul ­Reynolds cited ­tweets from the 20-year-old, including ones where she ­encouraged others to join a trade union. Lauren joined Stack & Still’s West George Street branch on October 12 and was sacked on November 6, reports the Sunday Mail.

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