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A Polish hospital cleaner in Norway has been for speaking Polish during her lunch break. Johanna Renclawowicz, 34, received her orders from the Sykehuset Telemark hospital. Her letter said: “You have been given information that only Norwegian shall be spoken working time. Your colleagues and patients have complained that Polish is spoken in the eating area, cleaning department and , etc.” The hospital they continually warned Ms Renclawowicz using Polish at work. In August, they sent her a letter that was , “The use of language in the workplace”. In it, she was told that speaking Polish created a “bad environment”.

Ms Renclawowicz moved to Norway four years ago to a better life. She now has a three-year-old daughter and a on her house. She started work at the hospital in August 2011 as a worker. Four other Poles at the hospital warned her that the hospital had Polish. She said: “It was strange that we were to speak Norwegian to each other on our breaks, even when we’re not that ….Every time the boss heard one of us speaking Polish, she said, ‘Speak Norwegian’. She complained if it happened during lunch breaks.” There were even, “We speak Norwegian at work” put up in the hospital. She will now the hospital for discrimination and dismissal.