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Olympics
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RE: Olympics
(August 17, 2012 at 1:52 pm)Tiberius Wrote:
(August 17, 2012 at 1:39 pm)jonb Wrote: you will have to provide evidence that the venues hired staff themselves as this seems to be your assertion.
No, that is not my assertion, never had been.
Quote:Go on find extra stewards, go on find the stewards that were already working for the venues and find that reference for lords and I will say any dam thing you want.
Staff that had full-time contracts at all Olympics venues worked during the Olympics. This includes stewards who are hired on full-time contracts, because it is illegal to tell someone they cannot work when they have a contract that says they can.
Quote: No G4S did not "take over employment" at any of the venues, G4S used its own staff. I wonder if you think your own post might be used as evidence.
Ahem, you were the one who stated that companies like G4S took over employment during the Olympics:
(August 17, 2012 at 12:08 am)jonb Wrote: So during the Olympics if they wanted to work they would have to fit to the agenda of the company that took over employment for the duration.
(Bolding mine.)

Enough of the thinking I use my own posts as evidence; you can't even keep your posts consistent.

'Took over employment', yes right it I can see how easily that phrase can be misinterpreted so I would right that differently. And I apologise if it caused any confusion.
At the same time a part time worker may not have legal title, but on forums we are not restricted to legalese as such I stand by the statement 'the Olympics took the jobs away'. As if it was not for the presence of the Olympics the stewards in all probability would be working.

'Full time stewards', that is an interesting concept for a cricket ground, how could you steward without people to steward?
Sure there are senior staff responsible for the hiring and firing and management of staff And there is a head steward, but these are not really the stewards we are talking about are they?

I mean the term steward to cover people who steward, have you a different definition?
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Olympics - by Godschild - August 13, 2012 at 6:25 am
RE: Olympics - by Darwinian - August 13, 2012 at 7:35 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 8:24 am
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 13, 2012 at 11:03 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 11:28 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 13, 2012 at 2:06 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 14, 2012 at 1:30 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 14, 2012 at 3:16 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 14, 2012 at 8:34 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 9:53 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 3:58 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 13, 2012 at 9:08 am
RE: Olympics - by pgrimes15 - August 13, 2012 at 10:34 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 13, 2012 at 11:26 am
RE: Olympics - by jackman - August 13, 2012 at 11:35 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 12:07 pm
RE: Olympics - by Minimalist - August 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm
RE: Olympics - by Kayenneh - August 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm
RE: Olympics - by zebo-the-fat - August 13, 2012 at 1:44 pm
RE: Olympics - by LastPoet - August 13, 2012 at 2:10 pm
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RE: Olympics - by KnockEmOuttt - August 13, 2012 at 2:25 pm
RE: Olympics - by Faith No More - August 13, 2012 at 2:31 pm
RE: Olympics - by Anomalocaris - August 13, 2012 at 3:48 pm
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 14, 2012 at 7:51 am
RE: Olympics - by padraic - August 13, 2012 at 8:38 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 9:53 pm
RE: Olympics - by padraic - August 13, 2012 at 10:10 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 13, 2012 at 10:34 pm
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 13, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Re: Olympics - by NoraBrimstone - August 14, 2012 at 11:32 am
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 14, 2012 at 3:24 pm
RE: Olympics - by Napoléon - August 15, 2012 at 10:07 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 12:02 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 4:57 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 5:03 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 6:02 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 6:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 7:07 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 15, 2012 at 7:36 pm
RE: Olympics - by LastPoet - August 15, 2012 at 6:08 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 6:27 pm
RE: Olympics - by LastPoet - August 15, 2012 at 6:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by Cato - August 15, 2012 at 7:30 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 15, 2012 at 8:08 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 16, 2012 at 3:08 am
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 15, 2012 at 8:16 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 16, 2012 at 6:16 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 16, 2012 at 7:37 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 16, 2012 at 1:27 pm
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RE: Olympics - by pgrimes15 - August 17, 2012 at 8:15 am
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RE: Olympics - by pgrimes15 - August 16, 2012 at 6:48 am
RE: Olympics - by Violet - August 16, 2012 at 8:01 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm
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RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 16, 2012 at 8:49 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 12:08 am
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 17, 2012 at 12:16 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 7:54 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 1:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 1:36 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 1:52 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 3:10 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 3:20 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 4:23 pm
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RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 7:33 pm
RE: Olympics - by padraic - August 17, 2012 at 8:46 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 7:39 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 7:45 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 8:08 pm
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RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 8:23 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 8:35 pm
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 17, 2012 at 8:57 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 17, 2012 at 11:25 pm
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 17, 2012 at 11:43 pm
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 17, 2012 at 11:45 pm
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 18, 2012 at 1:38 am
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 17, 2012 at 11:48 pm
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 18, 2012 at 1:10 am
RE: Olympics - by Shell B - August 18, 2012 at 1:44 am
RE: Olympics - by Reforged - August 18, 2012 at 2:02 am
RE: Olympics - by jonb - August 18, 2012 at 2:23 am
RE: Olympics - by Tiberius - August 18, 2012 at 6:44 am
RE: Olympics - by Welsh cake - August 18, 2012 at 8:08 am
Re: Olympics - by NoraBrimstone - August 18, 2012 at 10:47 am

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