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| Lloyd's of London angers staff with workday boozing ban | Lloyd's of London angers staff with workday boozing ban |
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| The days of the three-hour, five-bottle City lunch appear to be well and truly over after Lloyd's of London introduced a booze ban. | The days of the three-hour, five-bottle City lunch appear to be well and truly over after Lloyd's of London introduced a booze ban. |
| The insurance market has told its 800 employees that they are not allowed to drink alcohol between 09:00 and 17:00. | |
| Lloyd's said it had been considering the move for some time to bring it into line with "industry norms". | |
| The ban applies to Lloyd's staff, not brokers and underwriters doing business in the historic insurance market. | |
| But angry staff have called the new measures "heavy-handed". | But angry staff have called the new measures "heavy-handed". |
| Workers took to Lloyd's intranet to air their grievances, with one asking: "Will we be asked to go to bed earlier soon?" | Workers took to Lloyd's intranet to air their grievances, with one asking: "Will we be asked to go to bed earlier soon?" |
| According to the London Evening Standard, another asked: "Did I just wake up from my drunken induced slumber to find we are now living in Orwell's 1984?" | According to the London Evening Standard, another asked: "Did I just wake up from my drunken induced slumber to find we are now living in Orwell's 1984?" |
| The boozy lunch had long been a staple of City life when deals were done and contacts made. | The boozy lunch had long been a staple of City life when deals were done and contacts made. |
| A spokesman for Lloyd's said: "There is no denying that it has traditionally been part and parcel of this type of business." | A spokesman for Lloyd's said: "There is no denying that it has traditionally been part and parcel of this type of business." |
| In an internal memo to staff, Lloyd's said an examination of grievance and disciplinary cases over the last two year found that about half were related to alcohol. | In an internal memo to staff, Lloyd's said an examination of grievance and disciplinary cases over the last two year found that about half were related to alcohol. |
| A Lloyd's spokesman said that the market had changed and that Lloyd's wanted to attract younger people to the industry. | A Lloyd's spokesman said that the market had changed and that Lloyd's wanted to attract younger people to the industry. |
| He added that Lloyd's wanted to bring its employee guide into line with other companies, such as QBE, which advises staff not to drink as opposed to an outright ban. | He added that Lloyd's wanted to bring its employee guide into line with other companies, such as QBE, which advises staff not to drink as opposed to an outright ban. |
| He said that if someone was found to have broken the rule, their manager will decide on the best course of action to take. | He said that if someone was found to have broken the rule, their manager will decide on the best course of action to take. |