contractors rights

[DodgyAgent]

Bitter

You're not speaking from bitter experience here are you, Dodgy?

Bitter me?? No I have never had any bad experiences. I may be paranoid but I avoid employing:

1. Women of child bearing age who are married to a succesful breadwinner
2. Black people


I am neither racist nor sexist, I just do not want to expose myself to difficulties that may arise if ever I need to fire anyone. As far as contractors are concerned they can be whatever sex or colour they like, if they are good at their job that is good enough for me.

I may be stepping out of line here, but I am afraid that this is true of many employers.

[AtW]

I am neither racist nor sexist

If you had two female applicants for a single job, you can only take one, all other things equal would you choose the one with bigger breasts?

[Alf W]

Pedant's Corner

You can't technically be "racist" against a "Muslim"

[WageSlave]

If you had two female applicants for a single job, you can only take one, all other things equal would you choose the one with bigger breasts?

Size isn't everything...shape and firmness play an important role.

[Chico]

Dodgy

You said:

"Bitter me?? No I have never had any bad experiences. I may be paranoid but I avoid employing:

1. Women of child bearing age who are married to a succesful breadwinner
2. Black people


I am neither racist nor sexist,

You do not describe this as sexist or racist? I bet you are going to say you cannot be sexist because you are married and you cannot be racist because you have a black mate? Eh?

[Lucifer Box]

Bitter me?? No I have never had any bad experiences. I may be paranoid but I avoid employing:

1. Women of child bearing age who are married to a succesful breadwinner
2. Black people


I am neither racist nor sexist, I just do not want to expose myself to difficulties that may arise if ever I need to fire anyone. As far as contractors are concerned they can be whatever sex or colour they like, if they are good at their job that is good enough for me.

I may be stepping out of line here, but I am afraid that this is true of many employers.

Right, Dodgy. I bet some of your best friends are black, eh?

[insight14]

Bitter me?? No I have never had any bad experiences. I may be paranoid but I avoid employing:

1. Women of child bearing age who are married to a succesful breadwinner
2. Black people

I'd add East Enders and people from Essex (Essexers?) to the list. If they're not trying to sell you a dodgy TV or a horse, they're off on workers comp.

[zathras]

hi, i'm looking for some information on employment rights/grievances etc but from the perspective of working for a composite company. I'm not sure who i should take up the problems with, the agency i do the work for, and with whom i have the problem, or the company i'm employed by and who manage the composite companies?? Neither are being very helpful at the moment so i'm looking for guidance elsewhere. thanks

You have no employment rights, unless it can be demonstrated by an Employment Tribunal.

Far better to look at the contract you have with the composite and the agency to see if there is any breach.

Frankly, this kind of thing is why I don't like composite companies or brollies.

[hyperD]

If you had two female applicants for a single job, you can only take one, all other things equal would you choose the one with bigger breasts?

We used this method on deciding the lead singer of my old band. It does work.

[sb5spa]

Employed?

Lets start with the basics. How long have you been "employed"?