The Scotland On Sunday newspaper reported over the weekend that Scottish Firm McClure Naismith has chosen next year’s trainees by…
Pulling their names out of a hat
The newspaper writes:
TRAINEE solicitors at a Scottish law firm expecting to start work in September had their fate pulled out of a hat, after the company announced it could only take half of them.
McClure Naismith, which has offices across the UK, Europe, America and the Far East, told four trainees heading for its Glasgow head office only two could join the company. Faced with cutting costs during the recession, it will force the other two to defer employment for a year, without compensation.
The action has been criticised by members of the legal community, who accused McClure Naismith of destroying employee morale and damaging the company’s reputation.
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But McClure Naismith picked people’s names out of a hat to decide who would not be taken on, and unlucky candidates were offered no money until September 2010. A spokesman said: "The trainees were fully involved and all of them thanked the firm for the fair and open process.
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