There was a punch up at our Xmas do on Friday
I'd already left but I've been told it was a good old-fashioned brawl where the police were called and there were several injuries.
Gotta love Xmas, eh!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 23 Dec 2014, 18:22, 2 replies)

nice bit of new year sackings for HR to look forward to initiating.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Tue 23 Dec 2014, 19:51, closed)

just off the top of my head, could be an interesting situation if they tried to enforce office protocol regarding an incident out-of-hours in a social event
(Carpe Cyprinidae, Sat 27 Dec 2014, 22:44, closed)

In my days as a shop steward, I once defended some colleagues who had got into a brawl at a 'do'
I asked if they were 'on the clock' and therefore due pay and overtime for the time they were at the function. The answer was an emphatic 'NO'.
I replied 'Well, if you're not paying them, then what they do is fuck-all of your business. Are we done here'?
No further action
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Sat 27 Dec 2014, 23:56, closed)

I'm not sure if this argument holds much water these days
At our Xmas parties we're warned in advance that we are representing the company and anyone being an arse could find them involved in disciplinary proceedings.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Mon 5 Jan 2015, 14:58, closed)

Yeah, I heard that too
However, a friend in the legal profession told his boss that, as the company were supplying the booze for free, the company were responsible for any fuckups.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Mon 5 Jan 2015, 15:44, closed)

I do believe this is why a few members of staff chose not to attend. They knew the probability was after a few drinks they'd probably want a bit of a punchup...
( Alex Save a Tree, Eat a Beaver!, Wed 31 Dec 2014, 12:36, closed)