some people

[Zorro]

I doubt they have taken legal advice, an employment lawyer would have recommended they dismiss you under probation terms as you had only worked for 6 weeks, saying it just did not work out, not brought up your past.

But please be very clear on this a lot of people say on here you can't work with children or animals if you have previous done porn. This is bollocks, doing porn does not make you any different from anyone else, and if you retire from the industry you should be able to do what ever you want as long as you are qualified to do so.

I recommend you you declare you have spoken to lawyers, who suggested you have a strong case, but rather than go to the courts they recommend going to the press, as court is expensive and time consuming. Your former employers will panic and pay you some compensation.

Sadly you wont have a job, but a little bit of justice will be done.

Also please name and shame company, it would be good to know who to avoid in the future.

[TheDonkeyWork]

I'm tempted to agree, Daz (with the press avenue)

She'll make a few quid out of it, it might lead to some other interesting offers But it is a risky strategy.

Future employers will perhaps be more broadminded than this one... but, once you've made a name for yourself as a sort of "kiss-and-tell" merchant - that will put a lot of employers off.

So if Lady J is looking to find a life away from porn I think she'd have to consider this carefully.

I don't think there would be a lot of money in it as a story and I think the potential fallout for her would probably be worse than than the effect upon her narrow-minded ex-employer.

[michelle_StrictlyBB]

Sorry to hear that Jo, hope you find something else soon.

[jimslip]

"....we had a story leaked to the papers & John lost his job as a social worker because of it."

This is the crazy world we live in, I bet John didn't get compo either! Unlike:



Note the judge in this case said the Shoesmith case was, "Tainted with unfairness." I wonder if M'Lud would have been so kind as to extend this observation to your John!

I think not, more like, "You sir, drag the stench of the gutter, into the caring world of the social worker! A world, where selfless individuals seek to care for those in society. Those folk MUST BE SURE that a veritable agent of Satan himself is NOT skulking in their shadows! They, sir, MUST KNOW, that the icy claw of FILTH is not forever reaching out, ever intent in gripping its victims in its vice like grip! Ever dragging them back into its stinking lair, skulking, in the very sewers! The sewers of filth, that are pornography! I know of what I speak, ladies and gentlemen of the jury! I, a High Court judge used to stalk the streets, armed with a so called, "Betamax Camcorder", yes, I would approach, "Tasty birds" and attempt to entice them back to my lair and have my wicked way with them! But I saw the error of my ways and took silk instead! I am now humbly content with engaging the services of a Dominatrix who plies me with so called, "Poppers" and inserts various pieces of fruit and veg into my orifices, whilst beating me!Society must BE PURGED of the merchants of sleaze, forthwith!!" "Case dismissed"

"Clerk of the court, who is next?"

"M'lud we have a Mr Ian Huntley, who having been released from prison, was unfairly dismissed from his job as fairground attendent!"

"THIS IS A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE!!!! bring me my book of six figure compo settlement calculations!" !wink!

[one eyed jack]

I know of another couples where the main bread winner lost their job for doing porn and I feel really bad for them.

Thing isthey didnt go looking for him, they lookedfor his partner which is very suspicious but they found him and fired him.

I htink thi sis grounds for descrimination but thisalso illustrates another point why performers be they amateur or professional shoulduse stage niames topreserve some anonymity but tstill, this hypocrisy really winds me up.

I can understand some government jobs carry the proviso that their staff not be seen in such a light because thats how the government is and peopleshould no better before engaging in activities that will get them in trouble with this line of work.

I always tellpeople I cant guarantee they will never be spotted on the internet. How could I ? i dont know who they know

[Josephine]

From the start Ive used a stage name but some companies havnt used it.
I have sought legal advice and we are starting the ball rolling. I wont be going to publish this as I know the small company involved will want to keep things quiet. Interesting in previous jobs of this nature where ive worked ,where the majority of the senior staff have been men ,they have turned a blind eye but this small company was all women.
I will still only continue with my sport tv work and pursue another normal job ,to get back into my previous career.
josephine

[Daz Savage]

I accept that but the problem is that we have one of 'our own' (as it were) in a spot of bother and instead of some tea and sympathy we're all too busy proving how fucking clever we are and knowledgeable about legal minutia.
Can't someone just say that they feel for Josephine and whether she lied, gilded-the-lily or omitted the facts altogether it is still a fucking shame that society (or cunts as I call them) can even think to do this?
If we have something valuable to add then fine but otherwise let's just put a verbal arm round her and say that there's at least some people who would stand shoulder to shoulder with her no matter what.
When the bastards come for us, we may find our hasty words hard to swallow.

imho

[Daz Savage]

Ah, good point there.
I wasn't thinking long-term and assumed that she... like so many of us will stay in porn till she drops.
Of course Jo will move on... at least she has an option - unlike me... the priesthood will never have me back now!

[Daz Savage]

hear hear!

[nikonman]

Josephine,
I am sorry to read that this has happened to you.
May I wish you well in whatever you wish to do.