Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC...

[Halb]

Eric Mc said:

What type of work do you do where you get beaten by your colleagues or your superiors?

Catholic church?

[Ridley]

Yeah it happens all the time, doesn't it?

People getting hit at work by their boss, everyone's always on about it aren't they?

Common practice everywhere, naive to think otherwise.

[Eric Mc]

Halb said:

Eric Mc said:

What type of work do you do where you get beaten by your colleagues or your superiors?

Catholic church?

That was one of the perks in that organisation.

[voyds9]

Halb said:

Eric Mc said:

What type of work do you do where you get beaten by your colleagues or your superiors?

Catholic church?

Deepcut barracks?

Max Moseley social evening?

Michael Barrymore pool party?

And if I'm very good by my Mistress

[popeyewhite]

Eric Mc said:

What type of work do you do where you get beaten by your colleagues or your superiors?

I don't get 'beaten'. I said I "take a few whacks in the face", it's right there higher up the page.

I often train with my boss, and quite often training gets a tad violent.

[Tonsko]

Oh yes, that's clearly a similar situation :P

[don4l]

Countdown said:

don4l said:

Most of us Irish are not the whiney type.

don4l said:

£100k is bang out of order.

Make your mind up.....

I wasn't whining.

Have you been drinking?

Do you really think that a slap deserves £100K?

Oisin probably deserved £500.00. Does the, argueably, racial slur really deserve another £99,500?

[CoolHands]

I got lamped at work when I was a mere 17 year old. Still got the scar on my lip. Can I go back and sue? (It was 20 odd years ago, mind)

[Eric Mc]

CoolHands said:

I got lamped at work when I was a mere 17 year old. Still got the scar on my lip. Can I go back and sue? (It was 20 odd years ago, mind)

You could have a go - if you were bothered.

[CoolHands]

Haha. Nah I'll survive.

The bloke that clocked me had short-man syndrome, he was a very angry fella.

[Silent1]

Emeye said:

GetCarter said:

Emeye said:

If my boss slapped/punched my face, bust my nose/lip and called me a lazy, English, , would I realistically be able to claim over £100k?

Yep.

Are you sure? Another ex-BBC presenter doesn't think so..... http://www.accidentadvicehelpline.co.uk/ppc/recomm...

Indeed, good old Esther told me this after i referred her to hastings direct:

Head Injuries
Minor injuries involving no or minimal brain damage up to £9,400. Injuries involving minor brain damage where a good recovery has been made but symptoms such as poor concentration and memory problems continue, up to £31,600

[98elise]

I've been in the workplace for 30+ years and I've known a couple of scuffles to break out, and in one place a full on punch up with an engineer decking his supervisor (who was deserved it for winding the bloke up so much). None have ended up with sackings, as to 100k compensation and a promotion....lol.

I think the guy was off work for ages as well. The poor lamb.

[eccles]

98elise said:

I've been in the workplace for 30+ years and I've known a couple of scuffles to break out, and in one place a full on punch up with an engineer decking his supervisor (who was deserved it for winding the bloke up so much). None have ended up with sackings, as to 100k compensation and a promotion....lol.

I think the guy was off work for ages as well. The poor lamb.

My experience is the polar opposite.
I've known two blokes smack someone in work during the last 30 odd years, and both were sacked the same day.

[98elise]

eccles said:

98elise said:

I've been in the workplace for 30+ years and I've known a couple of scuffles to break out, and in one place a full on punch up with an engineer decking his supervisor (who was deserved it for winding the bloke up so much). None have ended up with sackings, as to 100k compensation and a promotion....lol.

I think the guy was off work for ages as well. The poor lamb.

My experience is the polar opposite.
I've known two blokes smack someone in work during the last 30 odd years, and both were sacked the same day.

How much compensation was paid to the victims?

[eccles]

98elise said:

eccles said:

98elise said:

I've been in the workplace for 30+ years and I've known a couple of scuffles to break out, and in one place a full on punch up with an engineer decking his supervisor (who was deserved it for winding the bloke up so much). None have ended up with sackings, as to 100k compensation and a promotion....lol.

I think the guy was off work for ages as well. The poor lamb.

My experience is the polar opposite.
I've known two blokes smack someone in work during the last 30 odd years, and both were sacked the same day.

How much compensation was paid to the victims?

As far as I'm aware, none.
But they weren't public figures involved in one of the worlds largest TV shows.

[anonymous-user]

don4l said:

soad said:

Whether you like Clarkson or not, I think whiney oirish s like that tt Oisin Tymon deserve a bit of a ing.

Don't be fooled by Breadvan's posts.

Most of us Irish are not the whiney type.

...

What on Earth are you on about?

[Eric Mc]

CoolHands said:

Haha. Nah I'll survive.

The bloke that clocked me had short-man syndrome, he was a very angry fella.

He was short or he didn't like short people?

[Adrian W]

Eric Mc said:

If ANYBODY slapped me in a work context, ESPECIALLY a superior, I would sue their ass off.

What would you sue them for Eric, you could report them to the police for assault, the employer could fire him for gross misconduct provided it was specified, what else is there? surely if it had got to a judgement any compensation this bloke would have been awarded would have been for damage to his reputation.

[Vocal Minority]

I'd cheerfully take a bunch of fives in the face from JC for £100k.

Just in case he is reading and interested....

(NB: I still think no one deserves a clattering in the work place, no matter how much of a 'lefty' the warped perspective of PH deems them to be - not to the tune of £100 k though, not by a long shot)

[Adrian W]

AnotherClarkey said:

Adrian W said:

A hundred grand for a bloody nose, imagine that happening in the real world, someone burn the BBC down............please

But it did happen in the real world. Why do you want someone to burn down the BBC on your behalf?

It didn't happen in the real world, no judgement was given, it happened in BBC world where the endless supply of taxpayers cash just keeps feeding it