*The Archers thread

[bluescreen]

I didn't hear it, or the implication of it.

It might have been a mistake for Justin to spin the story that Rob had left for the USA because 1) he hasn't and 2) when he shows up around Ambridge the story is going to be obviously false.. and it was certainly a mistake to pay Stefan off as he will be back. It would have been smarter to call the police and lay out what actually happened, imo.

Not convinced by the script that has Justin pay off Stefan. Any fule kno that blackmailers always come back for more. And it is a completely unconvincing story that Rob left on the spot for a job in the States. Visa, etc? to say nothing of normal working practices even in a cutthroat industry. Justin is definitely dodgy but he's not stupid.
ETA: I've just been back over several eps summaries to check I hadn't missed a bit where eg Stefan blackmailed Justin over Lilian or something else.

 

[belboid]

He's Justin, he's so clever he could get a rock solid deal that will definitely never ever be referred to again.

 

[weltweit]

So where has Rob gone then? And will he reappear.. ?

 

[wiskey]

he'll be back

 

[bluescreen]

Perhaps he'll sue for wrongful dismissal? As Justin has paid off Stefan, it is one man's word against another's.

 

[belboid]

Hadn't been there long enough

 

[bluescreen]

Hadn't been there long enough

I thought he'd been there more than a month? IIRC it's a common law right, not a statutory one. Would make me laugh, anyway, that Justin has flushed away the witness.

 

[Guineveretoo]

I thought he'd been there more than a month? IIRC it's a common law right, not a statutory one. Would make me laugh, anyway, that Justin has flushed away the witness.

Unfortunately not. You need to be employed for two years before you can claim unfair dismissal.

Blame the fucking Tories for that one.

The people who are taking us out of the EU, which at least provides some cushions for employment rights.

 

[bluescreen]

Unfair dismissal is the statutory one. Wrongful dismissal is common law, or used to be. (Rarely used, because statutory protection and tribunal more straightforward. Did it get abolished? ) But anyway, it's only a story.

ETA, fwiw Wrongful dismissal in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

 

[belboid]

I think gross misconduct covers what he did pretty well.

 

[two sheds]

Has he been stuffed down a drain somewhere?

 

[Guineveretoo]

Unfair dismissal is the statutory one. Wrongful dismissal is common law, or used to be. (Rarely used, because statutory protection and tribunal more straightforward. Did it get abolished? ) But anyway, it's only a story.

ETA, fwiw Wrongful dismissal in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

But that is only about a breach of contract claim and is only really about notice pay. Justin said that he would pay him until the end of the month anyway, which may well have covered his entitlement to notice.

Besides which, there was a fundamental breakdown of trust and confidence when Justin found out how Rob had behaved, so he would have been able to terminate his contract without notice.

 

[bluescreen]

But that is only about a breach of contract claim and is only really about notice pay. Justin said that he would pay him until the end of the month anyway, which may well have covered his entitlement to notice.

Besides which, there was a fundamental breakdown of trust and confidence when Justin found out how Rob had behaved, so he would have been able to terminate his contract without notice.

You're right, the damages wouldn't be worth it. I was overlooking that and assuming there might be some exemplary element available. All I meant is that Justin wouldn't be able to prove that Rob had done what was alleged, because he'd paid off the only witness.

But I was being a bit frivolous anyway. It would be just like Rob to turn some kind of shitty situation to his advantage and I was speculating without serious thought how he could do that.

And yes, let's have Charlie Thomas back now that Adam and Ian are patching things up. Rob was fiddling the books there about the yields, wasn't he?

God what a soap. I don't know why I listen, especially when they leave the best bits to the imagination.

 

[TikkiB]

God what a soap. I don't know why I listen, especially when they leave the best bits to the imagination.

That's exactly why I listen.

 

[a_chap]

Brighton strikes again...

 

[weltweit]

Brighton strikes again...

We reckon there is a kid in Brighton ...

 

[weltweit]

Where is Rob?

 

[bluescreen]

Brighton strikes again...

Oh, and the fake in and out of signal area. Was that bad scripting or was it - as I suspect - Toby making things up? And on the mobile while driving.

 

[RubyToogood]

Oh, and the fake in and out of signal area. Was that bad scripting or was it - as I suspect - Toby making things up? And on the mobile while driving.

Confusingly my radio connection also kept dropping intermittently during the last five minutes. I'm still not entirely sure what happened

 

[bluescreen]

Toby stood up Pip (special lunch with meatballs) and Josh. He rushed off from meeting Josh claiming an urgent call. How convenient. He didn't answer calls from either of them. Much later he rang Pip, apparently from the car, saying he'd had to dash to Brighton, but his call was (unconvincingly, I thought) broken, as if he was going in and out of signal.

 

[weltweit]

And didn't Pip give Toby rather a lot of money for the Gin business, she was just hinting about getting some new furniture, while Toby was changing the subject, I bet Toby has spent that money on whatever it is in Brighton.

 

[two sheds]

Confusingly my radio connection also kept dropping intermittently during the last five minutes. I'm still not entirely sure what happened

You've been assimilated into the Archers

 

[weltweit]

How many episodes before Rob attempts to kidnap his son?

 

[Mogden]

FFS get on with the Brighton story already!!

 

[wiskey]

Surprised Rex said anything tbh, I would have just said 'ask toby'

 

[wiskey]

How long till Pip is pregnant then?

 

[weltweit]

Rob! ..

 

[bluescreen]

Rob! ..

Edit: Can't hack the spoiler code.
But really. That's not credible is it.
ETA And when I say "credible" I mean "credible in the Archer universe", which is a big qualification.

 

[weltweit]

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[bluescreen]

Oh well done weltweit, perhaps if you've mastered the spoilercode you could hide some of that? When I tried the spoilercode it was all or nothing.