Another day, another dollar and another trip. This time down to Bournemouth for a meeting with solicitors acting for one of our long-term sick employees. The meeting simply explored the possibility of settlement and we did not come away with any definite deals - just more action plans with work to be done. I was accompanied by our HR Consultant and the employee's line manager. Returning to Salisbury, I had more issues to deal with especially concerning the IOM problem. Another threatening letter of complaint had been received by our Chief Executive leading to concerns about whether matters were in hand. Frantic phone calls and e-mails were passing between the UK and the IOM. Rose and I were quite calm about matters and provided as much information as possible. We have a telephone conference arranged tomorrow with all parties. Today marked my mother's 80th birthday and so I hoisted the Norfolk flag in her honour. I arranged for a bouquet of flowers to be delivered and spoke to her on the phone at around 5 p.m. She had had a wonderful day - friends had taken her out to lunch at the Punch Bowl on Cleethorpes seafront where she had had gammon and pink champagne. Her friends had also organised a birthday cake too. She will be going out to bingo with them again this evening. When I got home this evening I was really feeling down after all the Manx problems and slipped upstairs to lie down for half an hour or so. We had our house group this evening and spent a couple of hours talking about the decline in church numbers and looking at why St. Paul's in Salisbury is so successful. Klynn stayed behind for his usual dram or two of Irish whiskey. It's off to Dorking tomorrow for another full packed day.
Another day, another dollar and another trip. This time down to Bournemouth for a meeting with solicitors acting for one of our long-term sick employees. The meeting simply explored the possibility of settlement and we did not come away with any definite deals - just more action plans with work to be done. I was accompanied by our HR Consultant and the employee's line manager. Returning to Salisbury, I had more issues to deal with especially concerning the IOM problem. Another threatening letter of complaint had been received by our Chief Executive leading to concerns about whether matters were in hand. Frantic phone calls and e-mails were passing between the UK and the IOM. Rose and I were quite calm about matters and provided as much information as possible. We have a telephone conference arranged tomorrow with all parties. Today marked my mother's 80th birthday and so I hoisted the Norfolk flag in her honour. I arranged for a bouquet of flowers to be delivered and spoke to her on the phone at around 5 p.m. She had had a wonderful day - friends had taken her out to lunch at the Punch Bowl on Cleethorpes seafront where she had had gammon and pink champagne. Her friends had also organised a birthday cake too. She will be going out to bingo with them again this evening. When I got home this evening I was really feeling down after all the Manx problems and slipped upstairs to lie down for half an hour or so. We had our house group this evening and spent a couple of hours talking about the decline in church numbers and looking at why St. Paul's in Salisbury is so successful. Klynn stayed behind for his usual dram or two of Irish whiskey. It's off to Dorking tomorrow for another full packed day.
it was one.... I was counting ;-)
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