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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Workers forced to speak English claim discrimination  Foreign workers at a book warehouse could be seeking help from an employment discrimination claim solicitor after being made to speak English during working hours. Packers at the Waterstone's distribution centre were told only to use English because speaking in their own language could "marginalise and isolate" colleagues. Unions criticised the order and the foreign workforce, predominantly from Poland and Latvia, have drawn up a petition claiming discrimination and human rights breaches. The workers have trade union support, with Unite backing their claim. Rick Coyle, a spokesman for the union, said: "It is ridiculous to employ lots of people from other countries whilst insisting they must speak among themselves only in English. Unipart has a lot to learn about human nature and respect." Unipart, which operates the facility for Waterstone's, stressed that having half the workforce speaking other languages was "not conducive to teamwork and can be divisive". Last week, Unite, the largest union in the country, said it will ballot its 250,000 members in the public sector for industrial action in defence of public service pensions. Posted by Alex McLean 
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