sister, Cassandra. In it, she has thin lips, a pointed chin and rather pronounced bags under her eyes. It's fair to say.
PRIDE & PHOTOSHOP Was Jane Austen actually that pretty?
WAKE UP EARLY… Rod Stewart’s first job
A WARD AND A PRAYER Can a nurse get godly with patients?
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Wg Employment Issue 551/May 2017
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a plain woman in position on the country’s ten pound note must be in want of a little airbrushing.
Here in WG Towers we are fiercely debating whether we would want to be airbrushed if any of us makes it onto a bit of currency. I’m in the YES camp. I would like the lawyers of 2217 to gaze in wonder at my firm chin, smooth brow and perfectly proportioned mouth and wish they too could be as fabulous. Does it matter that I wasn’t that perfect in reality back when I was alive?
“She made her living out of observing reality, fictionalising it – and then editing it to perfection.”
Later this summer, the official unveiling of the new polymer £10 note will take place at our very own Winchester Cathedral. And our very own Hampshire authoress Jane Austen will grace the non-Queen side. She’s buried at the cathedral; hence the location. But not everybody is happy with the sneak previews which have emerged, showing Jane as somewhat – erm – edited. According to online news this week, the creator of Pride and Prejudice looks significantly prettier than in her original portrait. Telly historian Lucy Worsley told the Sunday Times: ‘It’s deeply ironic that the image chosen by the Bank of England isn’t really her… it’s an author publicity portrait after she died in which she’s been given the Georgian equivalent of an airbrushing.’
I think Jane would be quite happy with the way she looks on our tenner. She made her living out of observing reality, fictionalising it – and then editing it to perfection. Hmmm. Which makes me rethink. Lawyers are all about the realities, the details and, often, the uncomfortable truths… OK. I’m amending my will and insisting that when I go on a note, it must be an accurate depiction from an actual photo… …taken around the age of 23. *WHO DO YOU think should grace the next round of polymer notes? Male or female, dead or alive? Join in the chat about this over on our Facebook Page…
Patients & Prayer In the case of Kuteh v Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust, the
The only surviving picture of Jane Austen is a sketch by her sister, Cassandra. In it, she has thin lips, a pointed chin and rather pronounced bags under her eyes. It’s fair to say Cassandra didn’t flatter her sister too much.
claimant was a committed Christian employed by the Trust as a nurse. In 2012 the claimant was promoted to ‘Sister’ and then in 2015 was transferred to a position which required her to carry out between six and 12 pre-assessment checks on patients due to undergo surgery. A standard checklist was used for these checks and it included a question on the patient’s religion.
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In 2016 it was bought to the claimant’s manager’s attention that patients had been complaining that Ms Kuteh was raising issues of religion and faith with them in the preassessment checks. Some of these complaints included that the claimant has ‘preached’ to them and one patient had been told by Ms Kuteh that if he prayed he would have a better chance of survival from the cancer surgery he was due to have.
“…employers should be wary when investigating expressions of that religion or belief by the employee.” The claimant was informed that these discussions were inappropriate and she should not have any further discussions of this nature with the patients. The claimant agreed to this, however two further complaints were made in the following month. A disciplinary investigation meeting was arranged and in the meantime a further complaint was raised. In the investigatory meeting the claimant accepted she was made aware not to discuss religion with patients but she asserted that this was unreasonable. However she did agree that this could be inappropriate and admitted to failing to follow management instructions. A disciplinary hearing followed on from this and the claimant was ultimately dismissed for failing to follow the reasonable management instruction, inappropriate conduct in discussing the topic of religion with patients and breaching the nursing and midwifery code in expressing her personal beliefs inappropriately.
Ms Kuteh bought a claim for unfair dismissal and asserted that her right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights had been breached. The tribunal found that the dismissal was fair. There had been a fair investigation into the allegations and a fair hearing. This case shows that employers should be aware of employees expressing personal opinions on their religious or philosophical beliefs in the workplace. However, religion or philosophical belief is a protected characteristic under discrimination law so employers should be wary when investigating expressions of that religion or belief by the employee.
Rod Stewart’s first job Sir Rod Stewart MBE he may be now, after nearly five decades of chart success – but where did he start? WHAT WAS ROD STEWART’S FIRST JOB? a. Delivering newspapers for his dad b. Brick laying for Mick Jagger’s cousin c. Grave digging for David Essex’s uncle Well, I was all ready to roll out the grave digging puns but it turns out this is an urban myth! Young Roderick did do some labouring in Highgate Cemetery, though - and he also worked in a funeral parlour and as a fence erector. But his first job was helping out his newsagent dad by delivering the papers. It’s believed his 1970s hit ‘Hot Legs’ was inspired by one particularly gruelling bike ride delivering the Sunday supplements. By me. It’s believed by me.
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