Hire for Lower staff quits after memo dispute

Report by Jane Archer

A SENIOR employee of car-rental broker Hire for Lower has quit the company after refusing to sign a memo accusing a colleague of looking like “a Martian from planet Zogg”.

The employee, who doesn’t want to be named, said she was just one of seven to leave the company in the five days before she walked out.

The employee who quit said she was incensed by the director’s treatment of Rose Elliott, who was suspended on November 9 because of her appearance.

She said Elliott had dyed hair, which she wore under a headscarf at work, but director Nick Stolberg had seen Elliot outside of the office and slated her appearance.

In a faxed statement to Travel Weekly Stolberg defended his actions and denied losing seven staff. He confirmed that the senior employee had handed her notice in but added: “She was due to be disposed of as she had not handled her duties to the standards expected.”