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Morticia from the Addams family ???
Well it’s made it over here then as my post was condensed from the Daily Telegraph …. not the Daily Mail you note !!!
Christmas???? Bah Humbug !!!
@sarah_1 wrote:
@forumhostpb wrote:
@bon bon wrote:
Diana to win 8)
….at Crufts maybe.
Well that comment amused me PB :lol: :lol:
Yet another disappointing week – fgs that Diana is dreadful. :shock:
Glad Rachel has gone that attitude of hers let her down.I’ve got a horrible feeling that Diana is some how gonna win this year – darned if I know how though.Still think next doors Tom cat sounds better!!
I suspect that she is still coasting along on the “sympathy” vote (as in John Sargeant) as well as Simon’s faint praise, who keeps on describing her as “relevant” and telling us all that she brings something refreshingly new to the competition. Well she does ……. an inability to sing in tune for a start.
My hope is that, as the competition get even tougher in the next 2 or 3 weeks or so, she will get knocked out by the more talented singers.
@bon bon wrote:
Diana to win 8)
….at Crufts maybe.
Well Dawny WILL be pleased …. her least favourite contestant has gone back home to her assortment of partners and children and south London lifestyle. The judges made all the right noises when they se;ected her to go her – but somehow their hearts wern’t in it…… even though she was far far better than the feeble boy band JLS.
Louis Walsh is such a big girl’s blouse. As Simon says, he certainly loves his boys. Telling remark of the evening (directed at Louis by Simon) “……she threw her toys out of the pram ….”
At least Ruth and Alexandra are through to the next round. Unfortunately so is the dreadful Diana. Last night her singing was soooooo weird, even more strange than last week. Well I suppose that she hits most notes …. sort of.
I really hope that Ruth Lorenzo goes through without a hitch …. she was superb tonight. So also was Alexandra, a lovely girl with a super bubbly personality a great stage presence and a superb voice. If they both make it to the final it’s going to be one hell of a difficult choice
I’ve never been a fan of JLS or for that matter Rachel. “Owen” has a bit of a weak voice and is over trading on the teenie boy vote.
Above all I really hope that Diana gets it where the chicken got the chopper.
BTW I can’t wait to see Same Difference AND Rhidian (spelling???) Roberts – both marvellously entertaining and should have done much better than they actually did last year. Glad to see that both are in work singing and touring.
What was the year before last winner’s name??? Never seen hide nor hair of him since.
Good idea Katee – this is probably your best option. BUT remember that your daughter’s manager still works there and has no doubt got her retaliation in first. therefore, with this in mind, your best approach is the “Worried and concerned parent” rather than the “aggressive and confrontational” parent.
Also, you might consider asking them for a written reference for her. They are obliged to provide one on request and it has to be truthful. However, if they intend to make any comments about her allegedly poor attendance, it would be best to find this out now rather than later on.
So send it an invoice !!! (Charge it ….. geddit ???)
Katee, sorry to hear about your daughter’s problem. I know that it is really difficult sometimes with teenage daughters. (Been there, got the scars to prove it).
Several things occur to me.
You say that she was ’employed’ since June this year, which means that she has not been employed long enough to receive protection under the Employment Protection Act – the qualifying period certainly was 2 years and maybe still is. Consequently you will be quite unable to proceed against her employer for unfair dismissal.
She worked 16 hours a week which puts her in the category of ‘part time’ employee (her employer doesn’t need to pay employer’s NI for her for example). This would mean that any contractual entitlement to ‘sick pay’ would be pro-rated. Depending on her ‘contract’ (express or implied) and her ‘conditions of employment’ she might only be entitled to a very few days in each year as ‘paid sick leave”. This is in any event a contractual entitlement and not a Statutory one. Any additional days could be taken but they would be unpaid provided they were previously properly authorised.
You say that last Tuesday “she couldn’t be bothered to go in” and that she “didn’t phone in either”. Unfortunately this amounts to a fundamental breach of contract for which she could be (and seems to have been) dismissed.
Under most circumstances, an employer will take a reasonable view of occasional absences from work (or lateness for that matter). However, if it is perceived as being a part of a pattern then last Tuesday may have been the final straw that broke the camel’s back- even though she had a letter of explanation from her doctor.
I don’t know what her notice period was or whether she was entitled to be paid any termination pay in lieu of notice being given. However, her employer is quite likely to say that she breached her own contract without notice, by failing to arrive for work on the Tuesday, leaving them with no alternative but to terminate her employment with immediate effect…… thus no termination pay.
I doubt that she has been able to accrue any holiday pay in the 4 or 5 months she has been employed, especially if they paid her ex gratia whilst she was off sick.
If you wish her to claim for ‘overtime’ or for working excess hours over and above her contracted hours, you will need to very clearly quantify exactly what those additional hours were and precisely on what dates she worked them. You will also need to show that she was “authorised” to work overtime and that there was a pre-existing agreement to pay her for it.
I’m sorry not to have been of much help to you in this. These situations are always difficult, especially for those involved. i certainly agree with Pete (and others) that visiting the employer and doing the angry parent bit will surely not help matters one bit.
