trophyshy

I'm in. Worth £2.5k to get that cunt away from sportsdirect.com@St James' Park

40 years of psychedelic kids TV!

Right, this set of circumstances is rather convoluted however I would like anyone on here with an interest or opinion to express it, particularly if you have experience in these matters, specifically employment law. I was asked at the end of last year to investigate opening a new area of business for the organisation, I spent 3 or 4 months, developed a business case and presented to the whole company. My plans were quite ambitious and I wanted them to throw some cash and support behind it (it's around sustainability and green stuff, my bag yeah). They didn't go for the big picture however they acknowledged that some of the things could make them some money so I was offered the opportunity to crack on. In March 2009, I was told by the then Chief Executive that I was to be promoted into a different team as an Executive. However, this promotion was not actioned before the CEO left the organisation, and the new management did not choose to honour his verbal assurance. The new team was not consulted on this and so the CEO had put their noses out of joint. From May 1st 2009, I was seconded into a six month Executive position (promotion but not permanent) to develop a new business offering. I was given a Special Responsibility Allowance, effective until October 31st 2009 (this recently renewed to March 2010 with the message 'we should have you sorted by then'). I was not given a contract for this new position, nor did I receive any formal documentation apart from a letter from HR confirming the Special Responsibility Allowance amount. I have been working at Executive level since May 1st, despite having no certainty regarding my contractual arrangements. Through my actions I have our organisation involved with a potentially massive UN/central govt. backed national training scheme in an arena we have no previous involvement, so I have delivered and have been acknowledged for this. In August our company was subsumed into a new organisation, a new JV between our old parent company and a bigger but similar organisation. My substantive role had been filled by a temporary employee, and during the process of transfering into the new organisation, management decided to abolish this role, releasing the temp and neither informing nor consulting with me in any way. Obviously it was a tad unnerving that my substantive post has been dissolved without notice. This is illegal under TUPE as it is the only position I have any formal contract with. Everything else is based on good will. A senior director with whom I beleived I had an excellent relationship has been keeping me at arms length by implying he was not able to make the role permanent, that it was out of his hands. Not once has he explained to me what I need to do to make the role permanent, I have regularly been pushing for this and has said 'just wait, it will all get sorted, just wait, there are loads of people in your shoes etc etc' flannel, basically. I have just learned that the interim CEO asked him directly if I should be made full time in this role and he blocked it. He has not presented this to me at all and has fudged around the issue and now appears totally spineless to me. So I had already launched a breach of TUPE claim to embarrass them into making my role permanent which I think will happen and is underway. I was going to drop the case when I get the role. However, I am irritated that this director has been blocking my promotion but at the same time implying it was not his decision. Basically I am thinking of taking the TUPE claim all the way because of this duplicitous bastard. Thoughts?

You never see a positive drugs story on the news, do ya? No. Always negative. But the news is supposed to be objective. I mean, isn't it supposed to be THE NEWS? But every drug story is negative? I've had some killer times on drugs! I'm not promoting it, but I'm not denying it. Same LSD story every time: "Young man on acid, thought he could fly jumped out of a building, what a tragedy." What a dick! He's an idiot. If he thought he could fly, why didn't he take off from the ground and check it out first? What a moron. We lost a moron. WE LOST A MORON!!! I don't mean to sound cold or cruel or vicious, but I am so that's the way it comes out. Professional help is being sought. But wouldn't you like to see a positive LSD story? Would that be newsworthy? To base your decision on information rather than scare tactics and superstition and lies? Just once, to hear what it's all about: Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death. Life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather!

tbh Ive had the promotion of Sports Direct as being Ashleys aim from the very start of buying the club. Sell lots of football gear in stores, link stores with football club, tell football players to win League, rake in profits from club and additional sales in stores.

discussing this on 5 live this morning, in a fairly piss-takey way. Just to hear Nicky Cambell saying "Sports Direct dot com at St James' Park Stadium" makes me want to hunt and kill those two tasteless greedy chav wankers.

aye, shoot your foot if you want a shotgun high.

Zammo?

has anyone tried this 'plant food' doing the rounds?

Sabotage is a good idea. Rearrange the letters from sportsdirect.com to Scrimped Cost. Rot Seriously someone should hypothetically take his website down for good.

good lad.

Parky, if that was insensitive I apologise unreservedly.

It's not like it was coons or darkies or anything, ffs. You ARE black, deal with it. Don't go projecting your angst on us decent white folk.

This is merely a theoretical question and I would in no way encourage or advocate the following behaviour Isn't it possible to take a website down if you have the appropriate skills? Just make it totally inaccessible and therefore ensure no customers whatsoever? Hypothetical thinking, like I said.

Way to remind me, fuckface. tbf I think he is leaving too.

how the fuck do you manage that?? i thought the tax burden (including stealth taxes) was about 45/50% Talking strictly about my payslip.

Well it's about 45% in Germany and France. Are their other taxation systems commensurate with ours? Is life better there? Where does the money go?

Over a third of my salary is taken by the government.

here here Wyki. Problem with a welfare state is too many people see it as their right to rob the rest of us. If you can't find work after 1 year you are either retrained, employed to do something essential but perhaps undesirable, or shot and fed into a biomass burner which provides heat and energy to a hospital. You decide.

I use three or four types of chilli in one dish, to give a balanced and consistent heat that is present immediately and lasts as the dish ages. Although occasionally chilli is hotter the next day, invariably the heat is lost over time. This just means I have to add Blair's Original Death Sauce or similar to lift it back up again.

Wincey Willis' Winnits!

I thought the focus of this season was maximising revenue? I'm very disappointed by this change in tack. I had just got my head around supporting capitalism.

MOTD The Football League Show is for highlights. With a proper buzz on and some curry dribbled down me top.

They were black though weren't they? And no, I haven't read the fucking article.