Roll With Punches, Get up and Keep Going!
30 / 08 / 2016
Team GB did us proud in Rio. 366 athletes representing the UK winning 129 medals, including 27 golds. One of the many memorable moments was when long distance runner Mo Farah tripped in the 10,000m. A disaster? You’d think so but Mo picked himself up, continued with the race and went on to win. It was quite astonishing. His determination...
Golden Days
25 / 08 / 2016
The golden nosed Jumbo that brought Team GB back from Rio was a lovely touch. Nice one BA. Watching the team arrival back in the UK after the Rio Olympics was quite emotional. We have witnessed such amazing performances over the last two weeks. And the results – well, they speak for themselves. Sport at the level we have seen...
The Dark Side of Social Media
23 / 08 / 2016
Images of a smartly dressed Prince George circulated the internet and social media pages recently. The photos caused a lot of “oohing” and “ahhing” but there were also some negative comments. One from a British Council director landed herself in hot water for targeting the prince on her social media page for being privileged, rich and living on ‘’public money’....
Is a Belief in The Efficient Use of Money in The Public Sector a Protected Philosophical Belief?
18 / 08 / 2016
Workers enjoy protection against discrimination on a number of grounds, among them, philosophical belief. Five criteria have been identified as being necessary for determining whether or not a philosophical belief can be protected under the Equality Act 2010 (the Grainger test). The belief must: be genuine; not simply be an opinion in relation to particular circumstances; be held in relation...
Today I Shall be a Police Officer, Tonight I Will be a Party Planner
11 / 08 / 2016
Last year ONS figures suggested that over 450,000 full-time employees are working in a second job. The numbers of employees who have second jobs has risen dramatically since 2006 and the trend continues. Earlier this year the matter of police officers with second jobs was under consideration by Parliament. Almost 20,000 police officers have a second job outside of the...