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CAFC staff threaten to sue Duchatelet over unpaid bonuses

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038

    Hmmm

    Eh? Roland’s pretty much confirmed it himself in that staff email!
  • I wonder if Roland will do the decent thing and pay these bonuses once he gets the expected sell on fee (i believe there is one?) if/when Lookman goes to Leipzig.............
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038
    Reading the staff statement is heartbreaking - especially that they put in the extra hours for love of not only the club but also us, the supporters.

    We have to back them up now in any way we can.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,680
    stonemuse said:

    Staff strike on Saturday? Gets the match postponed, more embarrassment for Roland and helps Lee Bowyer, as a few players will be back from injury for the re-arranged fixture.

    I have a horrid feeling that a strike would cause us to forfeit the game. Hope I am wrong.
    I could live with that.
    Me too
    And me.
    As we will probably finish mid table it will make no difference
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    edited August 2018
    On BBC London news, at 6:30 this evening.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,038

    I wonder if Roland will do the decent thing and pay these bonuses once he gets the expected sell on fee (i believe there is one?) if/when Lookman goes to Leipzig.............

    Don’t be silly - Airman confirmed we’re talking circa £50K here in total, Roland probably makes that in interest every few days. If he was going to pay the bonuses he would have paid the bonuses.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,060
    mogodon said:

    Hmmm

    Does that woman ever stop behaving as an apologist for everything Duchatalet does?
    Bernie would soon call a different tune if his old man became a casualty.
  • I wonder if Roland will do the decent thing and pay these bonuses once he gets the expected sell on fee (i believe there is one?) if/when Lookman goes to Leipzig.............

    There is nothing decent about Roland
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    So the club waited until two / three weeks after the payment was due before telling staff they wouldn't get the bonuses! Not only is Duche out of order for not paying staff but also for the prolonged delay in passing on the decision. I'm guessing the decision was made some time ago.
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355

    I would think that the staff have a good case for breach of contact .. BUT of course, all depends on the wording of the contract(S) or agreement(S) .. ( posted on another topic)
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,864
    Don't forget he trousered the £11million for Lookman already. He is a grad A tosser. I had the regime. I bought a season ticket as I thought the club would be sold and was misled. I moaned about my season ticket not coming (I boycotted for 3yrs) and then this. I have no gripe with the staff at the Valley or their contractors Delaware. Whenever I have spoken to them over the phone or in person they have been FANTASTIC, FRIENDLY and EFFICIENT. They have always provided EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE despite that twat running the club. I hate him.
  • A piece on BBC London News has been trailed – coming up before 7pm.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    Stopping bonuses to admin staff isn’t going to make any difference to ongoing costs for any incoming new owners. They are Roland’s responsibility and relate to the year gone.

    Not replacing admin staff isn’t going to make a huge difference to those costs either. See it all the time in business. The bosses lay off the lower level staff and pat themselves on the back, when getting rid of just one of them would probably save as much as 10, 20, 30 admin staff! In the case of football, how many gold-plated contracts did Daisy hand out? How much compensation was paid for every useless manager he foisted on the club after Chris Powell?

    It’s one massive failure and only one person owns it!
  • MartinCAFC
    MartinCAFC Posts: 3,220
    edited August 2018
    Also pleased to see a clip of my interview shown too.

    "Definitely should have gone a long time ago, he's just no good for the club."
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,380

    Putting aside the Charlton angle, it’s a multi millionaire businessman not paying his hardworking staff their bonuses, as the company lost money due to his mismanagement/piss poor decisions.

    Fucking wanker.

    Or billionaire, according to some.
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    edited August 2018
    In light of his article, knowing that any revenue to the club goes straight to Roland and that people working day and night for the club are not being paid... I am starting to feel that anyone who gives ANY money to this club for anything might be committing a kind of club "sleeping with the enemy?" In my opinion the only reasonable response is total and complete resistance, non-support and non-cooperation.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    cabbles said:

    seeing a lot of tweets mentioning a strike. I for one would support it as it would be more effective and hard hitting than fans boycotting and more likely to create a bigger impact. Would have to be announced asap to save the Fleetwood fans travelling down. Not sure what people's thoughts are but if there are enough brave individuals in that group that have been dicked over, and would walk out, they would have my total respect and admiration.

    Mindful though that this whole thing is more about them as employees than us as fans and our thing with Roland.

    I would never want other fans, who travel that far, to suffer. Maybe put an event on at a local pub, free food and a band for them, build some good will.
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  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Cafc43v3r said:

    cabbles said:

    seeing a lot of tweets mentioning a strike. I for one would support it as it would be more effective and hard hitting than fans boycotting and more likely to create a bigger impact. Would have to be announced asap to save the Fleetwood fans travelling down. Not sure what people's thoughts are but if there are enough brave individuals in that group that have been dicked over, and would walk out, they would have my total respect and admiration.

    Mindful though that this whole thing is more about them as employees than us as fans and our thing with Roland.

    I would never want other fans, who travel that far, to suffer. Maybe put an event on at a local pub, free food and a band for them, build some good will.
    It's only Fleetwood
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited August 2018
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  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948

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    Fair point
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,587
    has Anyone sent the staff statement to pearks?

    That women just can’t help herself. I understand she can’t say anything negative I get that but the fact she would know this to be true but still try and use it to smear others is disgusting.

    I bet if it was her husband she would see things differently.

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601

    has Anyone sent the staff statement to pearks?

    That women just can’t help herself. I understand she can’t say anything negative I get that but the fact she would know this to be true but still try and use it to smear others is disgusting.

    I bet if it was her husband she would see things differently.

    And if it was the removal of free food and booze, shit herself.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,108
    If I were an employee of Charlton Athletic, right now, I wouldn’t be working anything other than my contracted hours. If I’m paid for 37.5 hours per week, then that’s what I’d be working. Wouldn’t do another minute unless I was paid overtime. What are they going to do, sack all of the staff for working contracted hours ...
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,470
    The feature on this evenings London News,begins at 05.30.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bg4z6g/london-news-evening-news-22082018
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    _MrDick said:

    If I were an employee of Charlton Athletic, right now, I wouldn’t be working anything other than my contracted hours. If I’m paid for 37.5 hours per week, then that’s what I’d be working. Wouldn’t do another minute unless I was paid overtime. What are they going to do, sack all of the staff for working contracted hours ...

    Yep absolutely. Work to rule I think it's called - don't do anything over and above what you are contracted to do.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited August 2018

    _MrDick said:

    If I were an employee of Charlton Athletic, right now, I wouldn’t be working anything other than my contracted hours. If I’m paid for 37.5 hours per week, then that’s what I’d be working. Wouldn’t do another minute unless I was paid overtime. What are they going to do, sack all of the staff for working contracted hours ...

    Yep absolutely. Work to rule I think it's called - don't do anything over and above what you are contracted to do.
    Take a full hour for lunch and you never used to be allowed to work for more than four hours without break under the offices, shops & premises act? So again take them.

    Edit; Now six hours https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,249
    _MrDick said:

    If I were an employee of Charlton Athletic, right now, I wouldn’t be working anything other than my contracted hours. If I’m paid for 37.5 hours per week, then that’s what I’d be working. Wouldn’t do another minute unless I was paid overtime. What are they going to do, sack all of the staff for working contracted hours ...

    Bosses are genuinely frightened about people doing this across the board. Two things stop it from happening

    1) The goodwill (misguided) of employees
    2) The fucking odious pricks that push people to do stuff like this make employees feel so frightened they inevitably won't do it