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Simon Jones

@ariadneassoc.bsky.social

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HR Consultant, Part-time University Lecturer, Based in Liverpool, once wrote a book on HR for SME (https://amzn.eu/d/cKkcHEC). You can find me at www.ariadneassociates.co.uk

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Jun 5

Your regular reminder that, if -like me - you are fed up with Google's #AI generated nonsense at the top of every search, just add -ai to the end of the search term and it will get rid of it.

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 1d

Missed this last week - the return of Collective Bargaining, in the #SocialCare sector. A considered and even handed article by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com, featuring a quote from @melaniesimms.bsky.social #HR #EmployeeRelations
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The most radical Labour plan you haven’t heard about

Collective bargaining in social care could save an ailing sector — but only if it’s done properly

on.ft.com

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 5d

Most suburbs of Liverpool 😀
Gateacre
Fazakerley
Aigburth
Childwall

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 10d

Show us the last four albums you listened to

The Divine Comedy -Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 11d

Next Tory to defect to Reform? 🤣

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Michelle Mone says she has ‘no wish’ to remain a Conservative peer

Mone hits out at Kemi Badenoch after Tory leader says PPE Medpro scandal has brought shame on party Michelle Mone has said she has “no wish” to return to the House of Lords as a Conservative peer after a company linked to her was ordered to repay millions of pounds for breaching a Covid-19 PPE contract. In a letter to Kemi Badenoch, Lady Mone accused the Tory leader of using “inflammatory language” against her and suggested she was leading the party to extinction. Continue reading...

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 13d

But there also needs to be adequate funding for the pre-claim conciliation process - that's not working either since #ACAS is also under-resourced and unable to cope with demand #HR #UKEmplaw 3/3

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 13d

The Employment Tribunal system is in a complete mess, as this other story today shows (the employer taking what we now call the Michelle Mone strategy) #HR #UKEmplaw 2/3
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'I won £65,000 at an employment tribunal – but I haven't seen a penny'

A BBC investigation reveals thousands of workers are still missing out on tribunal payouts.

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 13d

I don't in principle have an issue with fees at this level - £55 - (personally I think employers should have to pay an equivalent fee to enter response) but there are lots of details that need to be sorted out before they're introduced - a short🧵 1/3
#HR #UKEmplaw
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 15d

Sorry, am being very stupid- it was Julian Amery she wanted to marry 😂

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 15d

Famously the man novelist #BarbaraPym wanted to marry

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 18d

Don't we? 😀 (I'm a huge fan of JW but I treat her like the Bible - not to be taken literally)

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 20d

Now this is the content I hope to see on social media 😀

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 20d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 20d

Personally I would have dropped the word 'tacit' from the penultimate paragraph.

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 26d

I feel your pain- in the summer my glasses fell off my face as I was bending forward to move a case into a lift in a Greek hotel- they fell down the tiny gap between lift door and floor, all the way from the 4th floor to the basement. Amazingly they were retrieved and survived intact

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 27d

“Even” Lynda? I can’t imagine she’d ever have been a Trump fan #TheArchers

Four Jabs Janet @janet9998.bsky.social · 27d

Chapeau to whoever did this...
(credit: a still from BBC News)
#TheArchers

A screengrab from a BBC News app short video of the March against Trump assembling at Langham Place, London. One bearded protester carriers an orange placard which reads: TRUMP, EVEN LYNDA SNELL IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU!

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · 28d

With so many Tories joining Farage's crew, maybe we should start referring to them as Conform?

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 13

So, I’m not really up on American right wing politics (I’d never heard of Charlie Kirk till Wednesday) but would I be correct to assume that his murder is basically a 2020s politics version of the 2Pac/Notorious BIG feud?

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you haven’t read it, Boneland, the third part of the Weirdstone Trilogy, is brilliant

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Listened to a lot of Garner as Audiobooks in the last few years. Weirdstone (sadly, as I loved it) seemed quite Tolkien derivative but Moon of Gomrath and Elidor still hold up well. As for The Owl Service, it’s a great novel (not just a YA novel)

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 9

To be fair, the Tories did close down mining in the UK, though it took them 25 years after Aberfan to completely achieve it 🙄

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is the real reason why Trump put Tariffs on an island inhabited only by penguins - he was trying to stop the spread of dangerous ideas

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 8

New #HR post from me - despite what the media claimed last week, you can't go around being abusive to your boss without consequence #UKEmplaw
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Unfair Dismissal Case: Calling Your Boss a 'Dickhead'

Discover the surprising Employment Tribunal ruling on unfair dismissal for calling your boss a 'dickhead' and its implications for small businesses.

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Bats 🦇 play tennis? 😳

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 4

@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social you are spoiling us! #InALonelyPlace followed by #Rebecca? A good afternoon to book off work (or at the very least, set your video recording device of choice)

Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · Sep 4

Accused of murder... 🗡️ but did he do it?

⭐ #HumphreyBogart #GloriaGrahame IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) 1:10pm drama #TPTVsubtitles

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Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks for responding. I agree that markets may be rational/efficient over time, but the idea that these guys are somehow 'masters of the universe' with some arcane knowledge denied to lesser mortals is ridiculous, and that the media/politicians need to panic over every short term move similarly.

Simon Jones @ariadneassoc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Articles like this are why my view of "the markets" is that they are the world's biggest casino - and traders have no more knowledge than football pundits. The answer to the headline is "no-one really knows, but everyone has an opinion"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What's causing the UK's long-term borrowing costs to rise?

The cost of government borrowing has risen again - what does it mean for the public finances and upcoming Budget?

www.bbc.co.uk

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