Solent 01, I understand entirely the frustrations of management and the pressure on ones self when an employee fails to perform as expected. I was fortunate enough to be around a senior manager some years ago when he dismissed an employee for gross misconduct only to be criticised later at a tribunal, the employee being awarded damages. In the event, if the manager had remained calm If I need to discipline/dismiss anybody, I always send them home for the day (on full pay) and invite them to discuss the incident with me at 12 o clock the following day in my office. The next day however, things are often in perspective for both parties who both often take a different course of action than they would have done the previous day. In the event that the employee is eligible to take the matter to a tribunal, the manager cannot so easily be criticised for acting in the heat of the moment.
Anyway, grass strips are not for airplanes, they are for sheep!
