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The problem with marshalling
on Apr 10, 2009 in The problem with... Motorsport Could be a bit of confusion if I drive off somewhere in my overalls nowadays. Not content with being confused with breakdown engineers, Railtrack engineers and council bin men - I stand the risk of being looked at like a convicted felon. Can you pl...
The problem with ... trying to sort holidays
on Jun 13, 2009 in The problem with... Work Law When I was a mere student, holidays were easy to sort. You went away out of term time - and you knew what was going to happen at Uni/College well in advance. Things aren't quite as easy now. I want my holidays but, as a Trainee, it's important that...
The problem with ... Rule 4.01
on Sep 26, 2009 in The problem with... Work Law I've not said much about law or work lately, which has probably disappointed some of my loyal readers. Quite annoyingly, there's been several things I'd love to talk about. But, I'm being very cautious, and complying the "Duty of Confidentiality" (o...
The problem with ... starting work early
on Oct 15, 2009 in The problem with... Work I've spent the working day at a Law Fair in Newcastle today, but I had a few pieces of work I wanted to finish off before I left. Fair enough, get into work at 8 (I actually left home at 8, but close enough to the plan), grabbing a bacon buttie on t...
The problem with ... the size of Cumbria
on Oct 25, 2009 in The problem with... St John Ambulance Yesterday I started the "off-season" with a return to supporting NWAS on, well, whatever work they decided to throw at us. For me it marked a return to what I did several time last winter, and what, inevitably, I'll be doing several times t...