The EU Method

The European Union took a break from matters regarding its impending doom to focus on what's really important.  Hairdressers.

It appears that a new set of rules drummed up by some Brussels bureaucrats will ban high heels and jewelry in the workplace, require non-slip soles on footwear, and implement the use of elbow-length gloves while shampooing.

All in the name of health and safety, you declare? I doubt it. I wouldn't let anyone near me wearing elbow-length gloves. The mixed message is just too alarming to overlook. It's a wonder that electric hairdryers and scissors haven't also been banned.

What's more is salon owners are being told not to let hairdressers do too many haircuts in one day to prevent "emotional collapses" and workers must be given time during the day for "social dialog", which is fancy terminology for gossip.

The EU Method: micromanage, enforce, repeat.

Understandably, the average hair salon employee is against the oppressive rules. It's a shame they can't use their scissors to cut through some of the red tape currently ensnaring the continent.

Europe will continue to employ agencies to look after agencies that look after everything in the nanny state.  Perhaps a little less micromanaging by EU politicos would allow it to climb out of the pit it has fallen into.