Morning all from a dry and chilly West West London - woken up again in the night with the rain pounding on the windows, I expect the hose-pipe ban will be lifted soon! What an odious creature that Alan Pardew is...
Sæl öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar. I am very late today. I hope you are not suffering.
Morning all from a bright and sunny, if slightly chilly, North - was hoping to be back at work today but am still awaiting a rtw fitness assessment. A word of warning for all our opposition clubs - those Italians are not to be messed with.... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/13/chess-murder-dublin .... and that was only over a chess game.
Morning all, rain overnight but it has perked up now and the sun is shining. You can feel that there is some warmth if there is little wind, with the temperature reaching 18°C some afternoons. How are the bionic bits BB? Can we put you down as training with the squad yet?
I'm thinking of 'inventing' a new name for the problem - Abdi's Foot Syndrome. Whilst I can definitely say the operation was a success, it hasn't achieved the heights of success i was hoping for - but that takes time apparently, and the time taken varies in each case. I can walk up to around half a mile without a problem, but then the pain takes over. So no training with the squad yet. I doubt I'm ready for the rigours of a classroom on a full time basis either....
Not a headline I ever thought that I'd see - Pope sells his Harley Davidson..... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pope-sells-harley-davidson-charity-182018289.html
Sæl öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar. Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie Caramel latte for Hornette Scullion Canary Dave Fossefilberto and Maestro Coffee and caramel frapachino for IB Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev rob theo and vic-rijrode and kiwiqpr Espresso for SuffolkHorn Frothy cappuccinos for al, HH, and W_Y Hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW Milky coffee for Yorkie Peppermint latte for DanH Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen Strong coffee for Sandy Tea for BHD Cornish Mark jsybarry Lloydinio NZ and BCFCRed Tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for GG and Leon Una paloma for Mexican Hornet I have an early start today. You may not know but we have gender quota in work here so all companies should have 40% directors women. When the law was made there were 22% and now ithe number is near to 24%. The minister for industry wants to know why the percent figure is not more. Anyone could say you cannot unemploy someone because they are a man or because you need the right person for the job. We have sex discrimination law which clashes with this and there is never any thought of merit and ability. Also companies need time to make this work and three months is not long for laws or working lifes.
The accursed Affirmative Action for Women..... I've suffered from it in the past a few times & you're right, it doesn't necessarily allow for merit and ability. I once sought legal advice after being told in writing that I hadn't been selected for promotion as the winning candidate 'was a woman and the department were required by law to increase their presence in managerial positions'. I think the HR person who wrote that was later removed from her job.... Don't know if anyone has seen this, but I just spotted it on Twitter... After Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with the Ballon d'Or, Ashley Young collected his award
The only reason for employing some one should be based on their merit and ability to do the job, it should be a business decision not a political or social one etc. Likewise you should not employ some one just because of their race, sex or some other lefty reason.
