Working conditions | Staff claim they're denied toilet breaks at work

Whilst on shift, there may be different rules that employees are obliged to adhere to.

Whether this is a no mobile phone policy, a prim and proper dress code or a zero tolerance to violence, each working environment is different in their ruling. But when it comes to the basic human rights of employees, most employers know where the law lies – and what is and isn’t acceptable.

However, numerous Noni B employees – working for the women’s fashion retailer headquartered in Australia – have accused the firm of not permitting them to take toilet breaks and have also complained of dire working conditions - the Daily Mail Australia reported.

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The Noni B group staff – which encompasses the retailers Rockmans, Millers and Rivers – have since protested to the union about the state of their working environment.