Originally Posted by jkat (Post 34480955)

do u get a proprtion of their illness/dissabilty as well? whats the company called "bloodsuckers anonymous" vlad ? :D

Originally Posted by cookie_365 (Post 34480667)

This is excellent news :)

And hopefully companies thinking of instructing this firm for employment law advise will think again too ;)

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 34480788)

Well we all pay in taxes for services/benefits we don't necessarily use directly don't we and since the people in question are by definition the most vulnerable in society I think we all have a duty to help. It may have escaped you but the majority always tend to pay for the minority in one way or another and that's as it should be in a civilised society. Furthermore carers save the taxpayer vast sums of money which would otherwise have to be spent on providing long term care to the sick. disabled etc. If you are ever unfortunate enough to become disabled or to have to care for someone who is you'll have those rights too and I don't suppose you'll refuse the assistance they provide. As for the "caucasian,heterosexual,long suffering,non complaining male", presumably your belief is that they're immune from disability or a life of caring for others. Presumably they never do anything which incurs a net cost for anyone else - I mean there's no such thing as the "ordinary caucasian,heterosexual,long suffering,non complaining male" who leaves his wife and family, fails to support them and in so doing forces the taxpayer to provide.... Course not.....


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and your point is?????........... Presumably he's also an "ordinary caucasian,heterosexual,long suffering,non complaining male".

Originally Posted by Vlad_Dracul (Post 34480963)

I shall clarify. There was no sight of a father for the child nor any indication or implication that a father was available. Obviously there is a father for this child somewhere and so it would have been helpful if he had been available to comment on what his role is in the childs upbringing.

Originally Posted by Vlad_Dracul (Post 34481034)

It is loosely connected in that the father, be he estranged or not, has a legal and moral duty to look after his child and render whatever assistance is necessary to the mother of that child in support of her parenting.

If such support was available then it may well be that this lady may not have had this issue with her employer in the first place.

Of course the presence or not of a father in this matter is speculation at this stage.

It may be useful to consider that whilst the EEC is busy bestowing all sorts of rights and privileges on individuals and groups,along with the associated costs on others who are not the beneficiaries of such rights and privileges, the tiger economies are forging ahead. They have lower cost bases and if we do not remain competitive, then there will be penalties for an even wider group of us in UK plc to pay.

I am quite sure that there are plenty of parents who manage to look after their children and keep in work. Plenty of them have more than one child also I'll wager.

Originally Posted by Vlad_Dracul (Post 34480963)

Noper. The situation is that If one of my colleagues goes off sick and cover is required to do their work/hours then they lose a proportion of their pay and I get it.

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Originally Posted by jkat (Post 34481075)

so how does it work, do u for instance fight it out amongst your selves (in your own time of course) who does the extra work and the winner works longer hours or do u manage to fit the extra work in your normal working day?

Originally Posted by Jefferson T (Post 34482724)

Indeed, I can't help but get the feeling that some people on here and in general would much prefer the disabled to be put down.

Originally Posted by Jefferson T (Post 34482724)

Indeed, I can't help but get the feeling that some people on here and in general would much prefer the disabled to be put down.

Originally Posted by Osem (Post 34482795)

Yes - pretty pathetic aren't they!