Zoe Ball....sorry for her loss but the general public don't receive 950K per year and get tiled to take an indefinite length of bereavement leave

[mids2019]

I have had a period of bereavement leave (2 weeks) after the death of my father. Given the nature of deadlines at work I had to send emails during that period.

Am I right to question Zoe Ball paid by the licence fee payers being told to take 'as much time as you want' on a vast salary?.Does this show a good between the celeb existence and that of us mere worker drones?

Do we know if they are being paid ? Or is
this just assumptions ?

Assumption.

Government don’t pay SSP, it’s funded by employers

Surprised that the NHS and teaching are held up as examples of poor bereavement leave, when they have such generous sick pay so people can utilise that. If it means they have to see a dr, I don’t think that’s a bad thing, so they can get any support they may need x

I'm going off the point, I'll admit. But 'the NHS' doesn't have a 2 week bereavement policy afaik. Each Trust is a different employer and their policies are subject to local determination for something like this.

I know of a Trust that actually gives less than this. However, sick pay is generous within the NHS (as a national t&c of employment, not a local policy) and I suspect there are a lot of staff who have several subsequent months of paid sick leave instead.

Her Mum really doesn't warrant any grieving. She abandoned Zoe when she was very little and had nothing to do with her for years and years. And no, sending birthday presents doesn't qualify as any kind of parenting.

She was a shameful excuse of a 'mother'.

But I do feel a lot of sympathy for Zoe. Deep down it must feel like being abandoned all over again. Especially so soon after the suicide of her boyfriend.

This is just nasty.

Not in Zoe’s opinion which is the one that matters.

Sometimes the grief of losing what could have been and the life you never had is just as traumatic as losing a 'normal' relationship.

Just be glad you're not in Zoe's position. She's obviously struggling to process everything. Leave the poor woman alone.

Human relationships are messy and complicated and hurt us in so many ways.

Her Mum really doesn't warrant any grieving. She abandoned Zoe when she was very little and had nothing to do with her for years and years. And no, sending birthday presents doesn't qualify as any kind of parenting

That very often makes the loss much harder to process, it's a complicated grief that needs time and space to work through. In any event I'm sure her actual employers have a much better handle on whether she can work and what she might need, and be entitled to, than anyone speculating on here.

There's really no problem. Focus on important things or get a new hobby.

This post is disgraceful, really.

You are talking about someone else's mum, it's completely out of order to pronounce how anyone should feel about the death of their own parent.