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gettingtheresometime

Southend1 wrote: »

Yes, but OP or other readers may be interested in the context and direction of travel of the relevant law.

If you aren't and don't want to join in the discussion then feel free not to!

And I'd bet more than £1 that Labour if they get in won't do a thing about it!

Southend1

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

But why mention it?? Yes its perfectly true that the Tories chose to increase the length of time but it's totally irrelevant!

See post #20

Southend1

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

And I'd bet more than £1 that Labour if they get in won't do a thing about it!

See post #15

Takeaway_Addict

Southend1 wrote: »

I was under the impression this was a discussion forum? Though if you don't want to discuss something someone mentions because you feel it is irrelevant then nobody will think any less of you for not doing so.

It is, but for things that are relevant, politics were not in this thread.

You just can't admit you were wrong.

Takeaway_Addict

quietriot wrote: »

How's that 'arguing like a grown up' working out for you?

Great thanks.

Southend1

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

It is, but for things that are relevant, politics were not in this thread.

You just can't admit you were wrong.

See post #18

Takeaway_Addict

Southend1 wrote: »

See post #18

Another indicator that really, you knew you were wrong.

See post #26 and I am out as this is unfair on the OP.

Southend1

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Another indicator that really, you knew you were wrong.

See post #26 and I am out as this is unfair on the OP.

It doesn't matter whether I think I was right or wrong. What matters is that you know I was wrong. But there's no need for us to discuss it. One thing we can agree on is that childish squabbling is unfair on the OP. :beer:

tomtontom

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

It is, but for things that are relevant, politics were not in this thread.

You just can't admit you were wrong.

A trade unionist admitting they were wrong?

Did I just see a pig fly over ...

Dr._Shoe

I've been following this thread with interest because for all the bickering and childish squabbling no one has even considered that there might be something else happening here.

1. The OP may be telling the truth as they see it but the friend may not have been entirely truthful to them. Very few people are willing to admit, even to their own family, that they are crap at their job. It could be that the friend had been banging on about how much money he was going to earn from his new position so he wasn't going to lose face by telling his friend that he just couldn't cut it.

2. The firm may have had reasons other than poor performance for letting the friend go. It could be that he had lied on his CV and that the firm were expecting him to exceed their targets by a good margin rather than hitting them. In some sales orientated jobs the target is the barest minimum you are allowed to sell and you must exceed them for three months out of four. Many sales reps are allowed to negotiate their own salary levels based on past performance but falling short of that higher target too many times will result in dismissal, especially if there is a high "fall through" rate of clients cancelling contracts.

3. We don't know what sort of job it was. It might have been a commission only job. In this case the firm can drop you for no reason whatsoever without giving a reason because you're self-employed. The same applies to a builder who has done satisfactory work for a client in the past but is told that they're going to use another builder for a future project.

4. The OP's friend may have been made redundant or be surplus to requirements.

5. The friend may have been brought in to cover for a colleague's extended leave of absence with the idea that if he were exceptional he'd be kept on afterwards.

6. It could be that the firm has been getting too many complaints from clients about his behaviour. There could have been an issue of gross misconduct.

In short, the frim could use any one of these reasons to let someone go but for commercial reasons they's have to be kept confidential. Except the last one that is.