While everyone hopes the employer/employee relationship will
continue without a hitch, issues can of course occur. In these
situations, it is best to have clear roles and responsibilities set
out for each party so it is easy to see if someone is not keeping
up with expectations.
Take the recent unfair dismissal case between Robin Pyke and his
employers, Mr and Mrs Gottschalk. It is unclear from the facts
whether Mr Pyke was a housekeeper, gardener, nanny, "live in
manager," or a combination of all of them, leading to most of
the confusion.
Mr Pyke's dismissal followed Mrs Gottschalk finding out that
his partner was staying at the property he was looking after
wit
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