Men Behaving Badly
07 / 07 / 2010
Over the last few days, with the exception of a jokey article about Paul the ‘psychic’ octopus (who has predicted a win for Spain against Germany today),World Cup fever has largely been replaced with news of the police operation to find and capture suspected armed killer Raoul Moat. Searches have now been centred around Rothbury in Northumberland. Raoul Moat...
Great Expectations
21 / 05 / 2010
Earlier this year John Terry lost the England captaincy after his affair with Vanessa Perroncel, the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, was made public. Although the affair did not relate to the workplace, his employers still intervened. An employer may also be able to instigate disciplinary action on the basis that the employee had breached an express contractual provision (e.g....
Getting To Know You, Getting To Know All About You…
12 / 05 / 2010
Over the past month, the focus of the media has been firmly fixed on the general election and the battle between the political leaders; David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Nick Clegg have appeared on our screens since the election race began. Do you feel like you know these guys, almost as well as your work colleagues? Every little thing has...
Football? Not My World Cup Of Tea
04 / 05 / 2010
Every four years I brace myself for the world cup. It’s no secret that I am not a football fan. The sport itself is absolutely fine, and it would even be enjoyable if not spoiled by interminable analysis and commentary (on TV and off). If those conversations could be reduced to about 15 minutes a day, I might be able...
Employees Create Stink About Flatulent Worker
15 / 02 / 2010
At times the HR Headmistress comes over very “Mrs Shocked of Tunbridge Wells”. When I was asked to comment on the dismissal of Daniel Cambridge, a warehouse worker for reasons connected to severe flatulence, I couldn’t help wondering if we’d got an early April fools joke going. 35 co-workers at the Waterstone's depot at Burton, Staffordshire allegedly complained about the...