Reply to: How to avoid a Sexual Harassment case whilst playing Touch Rugby...

[Gentile]

Got through it without any misdemeanours and must say I enjoyed it. Not quite the same as playing League for a decent club back in the day but still pretty entertaining. I'm pretty fit but aching in places I didn't think I had muscles.

I've come to the conclusion though that women and rugby don't go, as 2 out of the 3 were too bothered about getting their hands dirty, and for a 'competative' person like me, was quite frustrating.

So no Sex Offenders register entry for me

Well, you won't be winning any spelling bees, Competitive Dad.

[SimonMac]

So no Sex Offenders register entry for me

There is always next time

[ChrisPackit]

Got through it without any misdemeanours and must say I enjoyed it. Not quite the same as playing League for a decent club back in the day but still pretty entertaining. I'm pretty fit but aching in places I didn't think I had muscles.

I've come to the conclusion though that women and rugby don't go, as 2 out of the 3 were too bothered about getting their hands dirty, and for a 'competative' person like me, was quite frustrating.

So no Sex Offenders register entry for me

[Old Greg]

Make sure you're always touching yourself and then there can't be any misunderstandings.

[Doggy Styles]

In my experience of playing football against women, it's them you've got to worry about. They try and put you off.

[BrilloPad]

I do not approve of touch rugby.

You prefer your rugby without touching?

I bet you don't like Women's rugby without touching!

[Mich the Tester]

I do not approve of touch rugby.

[escapeUK]

In my experience, women who play touch rugby, or its proper cousin, generally bat for the other side, and are generally of the species of women known to men as 'ugly as a bulldog chewing a wasp', so try to avoid at all cost.

That's a good expression, I also like the ozzie one, "Like a crab with a busted head"

[doodab]

B) I can't think of anything that would make you look more like a hidden permie than joining the clients team games. Think of IR35 as you are flying down the wing.

You can avoid these issues by ensuring it's contractors vs permies, buying a round in the pub afterwards and putting it down as client entertainment.

[darmstadt]

I wouldnt worry about it, the sort of females who would be up for this are the sort that would be glad for anyone to touch them.



The four girls in the front are the ones who wouldnt, as it might damage their nails, ruffle their hair or their make up might run if they got sweaty. The one in the back she's up for rugby.

MTT?

[OwlHoot]

In my experience, women who play touch rugby, or its proper cousin, generally bat for the other side, ...

That must get very confusing if they play cricket too

[northernladuk]

I wouldnt worry about it, the sort of females who would be up for this are the sort that would be glad for anyone to touch them.

The four girls in the front are the ones who wouldnt, as it might damage their nails, ruffle their hair or their make up might run if they got sweaty. The one in the back was born for rugby.

FTFY

[escapeUK]

Chaps

I've been enlisted onto the departments Touch Rugby team where we play against other departments in the ClientCo. The thing is, the rules state that at least one female must be on each team.

Please Marjorie, can you offer any advice ?

I wouldnt worry about it, the sort of females who would be up for this are the sort that would be glad for anyone to touch them.



The four girls in the front are the ones who wouldnt, as it might damage their nails, ruffle their hair or their make up might run if they got sweaty. The one in the back she's up for rugby.

[Old Hack]

In my experience, women who play touch rugby, or its proper cousin, generally bat for the other side, and are generally of the species of women known to men as 'ugly as a bulldog chewing a wasp', so try to avoid at all cost.

Another way is for you to pull a 'Hopoate' and see if there's a reaction.

[Gentile]

Chaps

I've been enlisted onto the departments Touch Rugby team where we play against other departments in the ClientCo. The thing is, the rules state that at least one female must be on each team.

Of course, if it was all boys, then the obligatory "pulling your team mates shorts down when they're not looking" rules would apply, but the thought of "unappropriate" touching whilst playing the game concerns me. I obviously won't be tackling the girls saying "you don't get many of them to the pound" or running with both hands in front of me looking to grasp anything, but how should I tackle this (no pun intended) so it's all very sportmanlike without getting a reputation as a sex pest ?

Please Marjorie, can you offer any advice ?

Make them all play in blindfolds, so that any touching that does happen can't be construed to be intentional.

I used to play 5-a-sides with some of my old workmates in a past permie job, and on one of the contracts I was on too. As NLUK says, for IR35 reasons I'd be a bit dubious of participating in an "official" company event that ClientCo management had put together for morale reasons and/or that was in any way paid for by ClientCo. However, there's nothing wrong with a having few laffs with the permies you have a good working relationship with outside office hours. There was never any issue with sexual harassment. Although I did used to jibe them about treating me as if I were made of glass, and suggested that if all the girls (there were 2-3 of us amongst about 14 players) were on the one team we'd have been invincible, since all we'd need to do would be to walk it into the goal whilst surrounded by our invisible 2-metre radius "don't tackle us" force fields.