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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 11:40:29 GMT
Stick it on the Qashqai.
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Post by Humph on Feb 15, 2019 11:49:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 11:59:34 GMT
Nope. Straight over my head, that one.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 12:41:55 GMT
My next 'big drive' is Manchester to London return on the same day - week on Sunday for League Cup final. My car should eat it up even better than Humph's but the drive south along M6 and M1 is so much harder than the one north into Scotland, simply due to traffic volume and stupid speed limits (although the 50mph limit makes for excellent fuel economy).
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Post by Humph on Feb 15, 2019 13:06:59 GMT
Shintin - Most terribly sorry, but lady of the house is currently indisposed ( She isn't in ) in north speak...
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Post by dixinormus on Feb 15, 2019 21:05:44 GMT
I hate to be the killjoy, but in our Health & Safety crazed culture I am surprised that your employer doesnât disapprove of such a marathon âworkingâ day?!
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Post by WDB on Feb 15, 2019 23:50:36 GMT
If it doesnât, it ought to. But Humph is a director, which makes him exempt from many provisions aimed at protecting mere employees. And probably leaves him nobody to complain to anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 0:20:57 GMT
Is there any legal definition of "Director", especially for foreign registered companies?
I know at least one Chinese company in the UK who have a "Director" for just about every department.
For them it's more of a title than a responsibility.
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Post by WDB on Feb 16, 2019 7:36:56 GMT
Yes. This is what HMRC says:
Director
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.
Directors have different rights and responsibilities from employees, and are classed as office holders for tax and National Insurance contribution purposes.
If a person does other work thatâs not related to being a director, they may have an employment contract and get employment rights.
My present and previous employers (neither UK-based) use Director as a prestige title, between Senior Manager and the equally-meaningless Vice President. Both, as far as I can tell, are just managers.
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 16, 2019 9:02:28 GMT
My present and previous employers (neither UK-based) use Director as a prestige title, between Senior Manager and the equally-meaningless Vice President. Both, as far as I can tell, are just managers. .....that's mainly because, nowadays, and particularly in large organisations, every Tom Dick and Harry (and Jane) has demanded their job title includes the word "Manager", whether they actually manage anything or not..... |
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Post by WDB on Feb 16, 2019 12:00:53 GMT
Yes. Or anyone. Iâm delighted to be on my second job as âsenior managerâ, having been various kinds of âmanagerâ before that, without ever having had to be on the other side of that âmeets expectationsâ conversation.
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 16, 2019 12:25:45 GMT
....and so, a (former) meaningful title such as "Service Delivery Manager" now has to become "Head of Service Delivery Management"...... (usw)  |
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Post by lygonos on Feb 16, 2019 13:40:04 GMT
I'm a partner in a GP partnership, a director of the Local Medical Committee, and an employee of the health board in another role.
My accountant loves my tax return.
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Post by Humph on Feb 16, 2019 15:14:44 GMT
When I worked for an American company, I had a title that wouldn't easily fit on a normal business card.
"Vice President - Sales and Marketing - Footwear and Accessories -UK and Europe"
I did ask them to shorten it to "UK Sales Bloke" (and very nearly got away with it.)
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Post by Avant on Feb 16, 2019 15:55:41 GMT
The Companies Act v2006 has this delightful definition of a director (s. 250):
'Director' includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called.
It doesn't mean 'Fred' or 'Useless tosser', but a business title like those mentioned by WDB. But it does include non-execs who are apt to think themselves exempt from some of the statutory duties. You're either a director of a company or you're not.
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