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Offline Uncle Mort

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Sickies
« on: October 02, 2007, 12:21:13 PM »
How comes in the department I work in I'm the only one who has had time off for various hospital appointments but has never called in for a 'sickie'?

Some of my colleagues seem to be off sick every other week.
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2007, 12:23:15 PM »
'Cos you are an honest artisan who believes in playing fair with his employer and puts in a day's work for a day's pay.








Sucker point: Sorry ~ that was meant to be funny but wasn't really was it.
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2007, 12:30:25 PM »
That's exactly what I'm thinking.

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(No offense taken)
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2007, 12:32:17 PM »
Sickies are a nightmare for employers.

Unfortunately, as Snoopy says most employees think a ‘sickie’ is a legitimate ‘right’ to have an extra day off when they feel like it or (as in the case of one of ours in the UK) when their brother’s taxi company was a bit short handed.

Unfortunately, employment legislation has made it more and more difficult to threaten these people with the sack.  cussing:
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2007, 12:34:16 PM »
We've had a chap who has recently returned to work after 4 months off with a bad knee. He's now taken a week's holiday.
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2007, 12:35:31 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on October 02, 2007, 12:34:16 PM
We've had a chap who has recently returned to work after 4 months off with a bad knee. He's now taken a week's holiday.
That’s exactly the attitude that used to drive me to despair!  Banghead
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2007, 12:35:49 PM »
Never mind there are plenty of Poles around...

I suppose that's why they're here...  rubschin:
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2007, 12:39:10 PM »
Quote from: Bouncer on October 02, 2007, 12:35:49 PM
Never mind there are plenty of Poles around...

I suppose that's why they're here...  rubschin:

My brother's employer latched onto this idea. Plenty of Poles to be employed on minimum wages, always eager for overtime etc. BUT they want to go "home" every three months for 6 weeks at a time. He lets them but Lil Bruv (single, hard worker, tradesman whilst the Poles are labourers) has to fight to get a Bank holiday off or even payment/time in lieu.
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2007, 09:08:30 AM »
Good dose of self employment soon sorts out 'health issues' ;)
No werk, no money. Simple really.

I've taken a total of 3 days off sick in 12-13 years.

As for 'expanding' and taking on staff as many suggested I should do. Not a chance in hell....."sorry, can't come in today, got tummy ache." evil:
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2007, 09:12:15 AM »
Quote from: GROWLER on October 03, 2007, 09:08:30 AM
Good dose of self employment soon sorts out 'health issues' ;)
No werk, no money. Simple really.

I've taken a total of 3 days off sick in 12-13 years.

As for 'expanding' and taking on staff as many suggested I should do. Not a chance in hell....."sorry, can't come in today, got tummy ache." evil:
Agreed… I vowed never to employ again… much happier working on my own now.
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2007, 09:14:28 AM »
Some old lags may recall that I employed, and then sacked, my own sister eeek:
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2007, 09:18:46 AM »
Quote from: Nick on October 03, 2007, 09:14:28 AM
Some old lags may recall that I employed, and then sacked, my own sister eeek:
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2007, 09:28:49 AM »
Number of people I know that are self employed and have taken staff on to help them expand to earn more. It's complete utter bollox. All they do is moan about being strangled by red tape employment laws, and unreliable thieving staff, and end up having a nervous breakdown.

I sometimes have to give meself a full diciplinary hearing in front of the mirror mind. ::)
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2007, 09:29:58 AM »
I assumed that Mrs Growler could do that for you. Mrs Nick is constantly investigating my activities. It's like living with Clouseau noooo:

And a very strange job has just come in. Most odd. May have to fit in a trip to Kent on Friday now rubschin:
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Re: Sickies
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2007, 09:44:21 AM »
Quote from: Nick on October 03, 2007, 09:29:58 AM
I assumed that Mrs Growler could do that for you. Mrs Nick is constantly investigating my activities. It's like living with Clouseau noooo:

She bollocks me for the way I speak to some of my cussies on the phone. ::)

I let rip if they mess me about.
She only hears me speakin' anyway.

"Get yer fat arse in here NOW twat"  eeek:

I mean, just how does she expect me to react?

Think I've lost 2/3 cussies in nearly 13 years due to me completely losing me rag, 1 two weeks ago.Most of it is just motor trade banter.

That's the beauty of self employment. They start hurling meaningful abuse at me, and no matter HOW far up the management ladder they are up, I simply tell them to f off and DON'T ring me again.
I left B.G. to get away from tits in suits that have no man management skills.
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