<div dir="ltr"><h2 class="">staff who don't use Welsh greeting could face action</h2>
<div class="">03 July 2014</div> <p>DISCIPLINARY action could be taken against leisure centre staff in Tywyn and Dolgellau who do not greet customers in Welsh.</p>
<p>The minutes of Gwynedd Council’s language committee reveal that
staff at councilrun leisure centres in Bangor, Dolgellau and Tywyn,
could face disciplinary action if they do not speak to customers in
Welsh, as they would be breaching the language policy.</p>
<p>“Some staff lacked confidence or were reluctant to use the Welsh
language, despite efforts to persuade them to at least greet customers
in Welsh,” the report says. “The department was impressing on staff who
were reluctant to use the Welsh language that the next step could
possibly be to discipline them, as they were breaching the language
policy.”</p>
<p>A council spokesman said the leisure department “is continuing to
focus on those few members of staff who lack confidence in their
language skills. “No measures have been taken against any individuals
who cannot comply with the council’s language policy as set out in the
terms of emp loyment agreed with each employee.</p>
<p>“However, as the report states, consideration could be given to
taking such steps in some circumstances in future if deemed appropriate,
reasonable, and in accordance with local terms and conditions of
service.”</p>
<p>According to the council it was seeking to comply with the Welsh
Language Measure of 2011 which stated that those in Wales should be able
to live their lives through the medium of Welsh if they chose to do so.</p>
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