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Posted on: Nov 9 2011, 10:03 PM |
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QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Nov 9 2011, 03:18 PM) I didn't properly see as I sorted of yelled at them from 10 ft away in the dark, looked to be in a gaggle of 3 or so, they had jackets and what not, think they had caps/beanies as well. Did you yell at them as well? No, I was just a little worried that it might have been my son as he had one of those flashing-light sword things and was play fighting whenever he could. We were however joined by the family from **** (adult male, adult female and 2 young children) at the fence where we had stood staunchly defending our fantastic position. We ended up having to move away because of the yobbish parenting skills of the adults in said "family from ****" and their yobbish children! |
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Forum: Newbury News
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Posted on: Oct 16 2011, 07:27 PM |
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QUOTE (Vodabury @ Oct 16 2011, 04:10 PM) Quoted from the linked webpage:
"Employers do not have to give a full and comprehensive reference. Given the potential liabilities involved, it is common for employers to give only a short statement confirming that the individual was employed, the dates of the employment and the employee's job title." [My emphasis].
I will say again, why would you want to go much further? With a company reference, I would keep it entirely factual and neutral. Did you not read this section below? Although it is sometimes best practice to keep references short and neutral (and sometimes Company Policy) there is the added obligation to the possible new company if there has been "major" problems with the outgoing employees service. This of course would have had to have been fully dealt with through the company's disciplinary procedure. It could not just be conjecture. <h2 style="clear: both;">"What are the respective rights and obligations?</h2> NegligenceObligation: An employer owes a duty of care to both the employee and the recipient for the content of a reference. The employer must provide a true, accurate and fair reference. Rights: If an employer fails to take care in providing a reference, the employee or the recipient may be able to bring a claim in negligence for any damage suffered as a result." |
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Forum: Random Rants
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Posted on: Oct 14 2011, 03:21 PM |
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QUOTE (Chesapeake @ Oct 13 2011, 06:09 PM) Actually, companies ARE allowed to give "bad" references as long as they are factual. In fact, if a company were not to divulge to the new propective company that had written for the reference that the employee had been fired for, let's say theft and the new company was then also a victim of the employees theft then the new company could sue the old company for not including important facts about the employees service. Hope that makes sense? QUOTE (JeffG @ Oct 13 2011, 07:13 PM) There are contributors here who are obviously in the legal profession, so it would be interesting to hear their take on this. QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Oct 13 2011, 07:17 PM) The basic rule is that you can say what you like provided it is demonstrably true, and you haven't signed any agreement to keep quiet. QUOTE (Strafin @ Oct 13 2011, 07:28 PM) I tend not to , but have been advised by our HR department that it is OK to give a bad reference, so long as you can back yourself up when questioned. QUOTE (Chesapeake @ Oct 13 2011, 07:37 PM) Sorry Strafin but isn't this exactly what I said? References should be legally truthful for both a "good" and "bad" reference! QUOTE (CBW137Y @ Oct 13 2011, 09:11 PM) Will ask tomorrow (I work for a team of lawyers, including employment lawyers). I will say though, that I showed the original post to a member of the team way back when, and my colleague didn't have much sympathy for the OP. Sorry - prob not what you wanted to hear! QUOTE (Dodgys smarter brother. @ Oct 13 2011, 09:44 PM) Contrary to obvious public misconceptions, it is NOT illegal for an employer to give a bad reference. BUT whatever they give has to be true, just in case they need to back it up later. Businesslink.gov.ukOkay, nobody seems to want to read my posts or believe them! Jeff, my job used to be Employment Law for a very large Multi-National Company so please believe me everyone when I say IT IS LEGAL TO GIVE A BAD REFERENCE AS LONG AS IT IS FACTUAL! As far as the original post by Cornflake is concerned it depends on exactly what was said on Facebook and whether it could be attributed to the company in question by friends or outsiders as this can then be classed as "bringing the company into disrepute" and therefore classed in the Company's Policies & Procedures as a "dismissable offence" Also, if the employee had been employed for less than a year, including the contractual notice period then the employee could not bring a case of unfair dismissal unless Company Procedure had not been followed or unless the employee had been discrimated against as set out in the current Employment Law. |
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Posted on: Feb 13 2011, 03:10 PM |
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I cannot believe the amount of drivel coming from some of the posts on this subject! I have to say that I am with Richard Garvie on this matter. It is an absolutely terrible thing to have happened and NRC have handled the whole thing in a very professional and caring way. They are giving racegoers a 100% refund of their tickets even though legally they only have to give a 50% refund according to their Terms & Conditions. They have lost an absolute fortune and yet their main concern is for their racegoers, the horses and all those who work with, train and own the horses. Apparently it will have an impact on the new racecourse development causing a very probable delay in it's inception. In the dealing that I and my family have had with NRC I cannot priase them enough and feel for them at the moment. The Grand National deaths are totally different. In this case 2 horses died in very unusual circumstances and, at this moment inexplicable circumstances, whilst parading round the ring where very few accidents occur. My thoughts are with all those involved x |
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Forum: Newbury News
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Posted on: Jan 8 2011, 12:23 PM |
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QUOTE (gardeb @ Jan 7 2011, 07:28 PM) I hope buses are banned from Northbrook Street as soon as possible together with all traffic, including cyclists to make the whole area much safer. At the moment it looks fully pedestrianised but just as you start to think like that a bus bears down.
Discouraging motorists from Newbury will probably add to the speed of its demise since from rural areas there is no sensible ammount of public transport. Despite what the greens may think we do enjoy using our cars even though the government and council see the motorist as a cash cow. I agree, I also think that buses should be baned from Northbrook Street. As a mother of 2 children it is a nightmare. It looks like it's pedestrian only even to a small child as people are walking all over the area all the time and to a child this means there is no traffic and then a BL**DY great big bus comes along! I am not an engineer but where I used to live in London the main shopping street was flly pedestrianised except for emergency access. At either end of the main street there were bus stop "areas" and car parks so this meant easy access. I think that Newbury could adopt the same with a few alterations. I also think that the bridge across the canal by Camps should be either widened to take two way traffic (if they could keep it's rather pleasing aesthetics) or an additional (twin) bridge built to keep the flow of traffic moving. I'm not an architect but I am sure this could be possible. |
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Posted on: Jan 8 2011, 12:04 PM |
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Jan 8 2011, 11:26 AM) Well, I don't know which company collects your respective stuff, but where I live Veolia normally takes all the recycling at once, early in the morning. The rubbish bin isn't emptied until around midday (so they'd have a job to use it to mix up the recycling). Yes, where I live there are two trucks that come from Veolia. The first one collects the normal waste first thing in the morning, usually around about 07:15 to 07:30 and then the recycling truck collects the recyling at approximately lunch time which is why they take advantage of my empty black bin. However, the garden waste is collected separately usually even later in the day. It all seems to be a waste of my time sorting it into the various bins and also a waste of our council tax as every other week there are 3 collections in one day! Well, hopefully every other week! |
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