Hardware chain Mitre 10 has been criticised after it apologised for offensive comments an employee made on their personal Facebook page. On Sunday, the company said in a post on its official Facebook page that a staffer had made offensive comments about the cycling community, including a mention of Mitre 10. Members of the public had contacted the company about the comments, Mitre 10 said. Bejon Haswell/Stuff Members of the public had contacted the company about the comments, Mitre 10 said. However, many of the hundreds of responses to the post were negative, with people objecting to the company taking action over an employee’s personal page.

Source: Stuff June 06, 2021 05:42 UTC