Viking Warrior

Thanks Saint G I appreciate your post if others don't thats their problem if they choose to discredit your mates version of the evening

Scotty perhaps Blatter hangs on to power because he has his hands in the pockets of the money men allegedly

I agree totally with you anothersaintinsouthsea but there is discrimination up here some local folk discriminate against the english /welsh and irish . I just turn a deaf ear to it. but then Im not one that gets sensitive over particular issues unless I upset someone on the forum LOL

It's my iPhone verbal it should say honky not homky

What are your thoughts on rio Ferdinand ? He comes a cross as a right cock and every disenfranchised footballers barrack room lawyer . It seems the media turn to him knowing they will get a comment which fuels their agenda much like chorley or Illingsworth re most things saints . Clearly the British media are after Blatters head . I can understands partly what Blatter has said don't totally agree things are said in the heat of the moment on the football field especially when someone has just run the studs down your leg . I'm sure many footballers call each other all sorts of names . He is not squeaky clean . If somebody curses in the heat of the moment does it make it racist? I have a very good Indian friend who regularly refers to me as white homky . I'm not offended after all I'm white . Rio Ferdinand has always been a Whinger .

That Norwegian fellow Brecon Failing that Reberta flack killing me softly

I think the defense lawyers are going to focus on forensic . Would not be the first time forensics have been discounted. I know technology has moved on but surely they should have eexamined the scumbags clothing more closely at the time . Particularly after the out cry of the birmingham 6 and Guildford 4 where forensics was heavily discredited

lennon does not like him and does not fit into his style of play and is trying to off load him . so we might get himon the cheap. Also Hoos will want to stay with a winning team not the bunch of losers in the hoops

The direct gov sites are useful bridge . I was agreeing with you as for your sil it's not bad 195 days work a year but I would not want to work in over stretched full classrooms full of kids with bad attitudes tho. The kids not teachers . But then there are a few teachers with bad attitudes

Bridge to far yes but with out knowing what is implied in the contract or even expressed re holiday terms and conditions. It is possible that there is a reason why this person cannot take leave at a specific time. The public sector will be stopping people having holidays or going off sick during the forth coming strike at the end of the month. They will only be allowed to go on holiday if the have booked a holiday well in advance of the strike day. equally an employee will not be allowed to self certify sickness unless it is supported by a medical certificate Fmed 3. As for private sector if your talking of financial companies such as the pru they are pretty stingy in let people of at xmas and during the summer. They tend to allow staff one or two days of but no more. And staff with families tend to get priority. My girlfriend works there and I have always wanted to spend a week in new York at Christmas / new year but they will not let her have a week off despite her giving 10 months notice. Anyway back to the point in question as long as the company are not reducing the contracted holiday hours or giving less than than the minimum work time directive rates they can refuse holiday requests. On a similar and slighty different point of view I am currently digesting two case re holiday entitlement and sickness with a recent judgement from an EAT Fraser v Southwest London St George’s Mental Health Trust and NHS Leeds V Larner (awaiting COA ruling) it may in many ways overturn the ruling in the Stringer & ors v HMRC. I hope so as it will save the public sector millions

I can imagine the conspiracy theorist will come to a conclusion as to why HR is not returning to spurs immediately due to a minor heart op . As he is unlikely to return for between 6-8 weeks is it possible spurs have put him on gardening leave? Apparently, Harry Redknapp offered to send the spurs squad on an expenses paid holiday to Florida but they said they'd rather go to Blackpool so they could see what it's like to ride on an open-top bus

Colin jb In the UK the law on holiday pay from April 2009 states that everyone is entitled to 5.6 weeks (statutory) holiday per year except for the self employed, armed forces, police and civil protection services. Her company may give you more holiday (contractual) but cannot give her less than the statutory minimum. Her company cannot reduce her holiday to below the legal entitlement , they cannot do this. I would be interested in seeing what her contract states, Its sounds if they do this then they will be in breach of contract However, it sounds like this persons circumstances are such that as her employer has givin the minimum 28 days paid holiday (including bank holidays), then they must continue with this. Even if there is breach of your employment contract, then they employer will have accepted the breach. I look forward to hearing from you

Doctor on call the working time is enshrined in uk employment law . It is the working week hours that individuals can sign out of . Originally employees were entitled to 21 days holiday however this changed a couple of years ago to 28 days 21 holiday and 7 public holidays . There is a case being heard and the matter of the 28 days . It's a complicated case . It will not imPact on Colins question but more to do with pro rata if someone leaves their employment

Colin the working time directive is quite explicit. The minimum holiday is 28 . If the company is not allowing them to have holidays for a specific reason such as economic reasons then they can do this providing they have given notice , allowed the individua to be recompensed in some aspect then they can tecnically do this . If not they will be in breach of working time directives . I'm assuming you are working for the private sector and not public sector? Send me pm and let me know more details

French toast

In Flanders the Somme and Dardanelles boys served died and survived only just. Their families mourned fit their dead And now in far off places We send young men and women to fight In poppy fields in hotter trenches Yet still seeking to serve and protect Remembrance must be more than past It must be here, now and again

Yes a great service have done 3 myself in the past . It's awesome. Looking from the top of the Albert hall watching the poppies fall.

Buctoom Spot on with your comment "tired bars and memorial services" I totally agree. There are those in RBL Kirkwall who have forgotten the motto service not self and have it back to front. self not service. I was on the commitee here for a while and the concept of being a place for ex service has sadly faded RBL needs to reinvent itself.

Obviously, they are both very worthy causes, but a thought occured to me today that sooner or later the poppy appeal will be consumed by the seemingly more 'popular' help for heroes campaign. Do people think that the two can co-exist? Thorpe le saint wrote Obviously, they are both very worthy causes, but a thought occured to me today that sooner or later the poppy appeal will be consumed by the seemingly more 'popular' help for heroes campaign. Do people think that the two can co-exist? Yes there are lots of service charities RAF Benevolent Fund , RN Benevolent fund Army benevolent fund Erskine Homes, The Haig Fund (more properly the Earl Haig Fund) is a charity set up in 1921 by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig to assist ex-servicemen. Today, the Haig Fund continues to support veterans from all conflicts and other military actions involving British Armed Forces up to today. Its members sell remembrance poppies in the weeks before Remembrance Day/Armistice Day. There was the Normandy Vets association as well as individaul Regiments and Corps associations and H4H "It’s about the 'blokes', our men and women of the Armed Forces. Bryan Parry set this up for the following reasons "It’s about Derek, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it’s about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It’s about Ben, it’s about Steven and Andy and Mark, it’s about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes." Also Royal Hospital Chelsea - Lets not forget then I do not have a problem with any of these charities but I do have a concern re the RBL. There are lots of British Legions up and down the country and rightly so , But some are struggling due to lack of income, some have become working men clubs in order to generate income and to survive. Certainly that is the case in many legions troughout scotland but at least they are still generating funds to help thiose in need. Some have had to close because they are no longer economically vialble. The other issue I have is because if it was not for the likes of H4H the forces would not have personal recovery centres around the country , Yes we have the Defence Medical Facility at Selly Oak but successive governemts have closed all military hospitals over the years. Which were and in my honest opinion a valuable asset to all military personnal. I digress a little but if it wasnt for H4H and the like Im sure the governments of the day would not have dipped into coffers to provide centres for injured servicemen AgainThorpe I apologise to you

Removed out of politeness

Try millbank area John Islip street area close to the Tate

Alpine you are nuts but I like your post

Removed as it offended Thorpe .

Good to see the Muslims against crusades being banned from demonstrating against Armistice day. It will stop the EDL kicking off as well

Marsdino not patronising you apologies if you thought I was . I stand by my comments that it was the Blair gov sent our troops out . There they didn't go by choice. I could put pictures up for you. The military medical services deal with many more civians casualties and normal medical problems trouble is these aspects of our troops are rarely shown . These are the pictures I was referring to . Afghans are killing afghans have been and always will do . In Iraq innocent civilians are still being killed by either Sunni or Shia Muslims . The media over here no longer report those matters . Look at Syria and Bahrain . I was a medic for many years so I happen to know about civilian casualities . As a medic we treated the casualties which ever side they belonged to . So please do not lecture me on civilian casualties . We may disagree on this but we are both saints fans and I respect your view point