I'm off for a bit.
Some people have made me quite angry today making uninformed and extremely naive comments clearly from the luxurious position of blissful ignorance. This has annoyed me far more than it normally would, and I have been resisting responding all day. But I am still p%£@*d off and because I promised myself I would never lose my temper on here and because I am probably overreacting anyway, I feel I need to step away for a while.
Anyone who I am helping long-term with an issue, don't want to leave you in the lurch, email me on flowery dot beanbag at ntlworld dot com if you need some help. Anyone else who needs advice, there are plenty of other knowledgeable HR/legal people on here as well who I'm sure will be happy to help.
I will be back at some point.