Box filler sent home to wear mask Inland

His parents had discussed with him at home how to get to work as safe as possible, they say on Facebook. “Fortunately, we have a few mouth masks at home. So he decided to work with a mouth mask from now on. He wanted this purely for safety and in order not to risk his health. He also wants to be able to speak to older people when they have a question. ”

According to the parents, their son had consulted with his manager and he thought it was a good idea. But in the evening they were called by Maarten if they could pick him up. “As a parent you are scared! We picked up our son right away. The supermarket manager said to our son, “You can take that mask off your face, or you can go home.” Our son naturally chose the latter. ”

When they went to get a story from the manager, the man replied that he was afraid that Maarten would scare off customers with his mouth mask. But they don’t understand that. “There are so many people in a supermarket, at the moment that is just a risk spot! (…) Any employee may take the initiative to work as safely as possible! ”

A spokesman for Dirk van den Broek informs Hart van Nederland: “We regret that Maarten and his family experience the situation this way. He is a highly valued colleague. But we adhere to the guidelines of the RIVM and do not want to create confusion about why one employee wears a mask and the other does not.

Maarten has not been fired, but is no longer allowed to come to work wearing a mask.

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