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In Aus we get 4 working weeks + public holidays and various days as part of the national employment standards. Hell most Aussies take sick as part of their holiday allowance
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work as hard as required, when required and no overtime for this call sign
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of course the Public Service (oxymoron there methinks
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of course most of the time they go on strike no one notices
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If people haven't been sacked is it because they all do what they are supposed to and no one does anything wrong?
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If people haven't been sacked is it because they all do what they are supposed to and no one does anything wrong?
In Aus we get 4 working weeks + public holidays and various days as part of the national employment standards. Hell most Aussies take sick as part of their holiday allowance![Roll Eyes](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
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Here they introduced fairly recently quite a few extra public holidays (called Happy Mondays) to force workers to have a legit break. Good for my OH & other full-timers but bad for me of course.
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Sick pay doesn't exist here - you just lose holiday allowance. I'm freelance so certainly would never call in sick. ![LOL](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/lol.gif)
Here they introduced fairly recently quite a few extra public holidays (called Happy Mondays) to force workers to have a legit break. Good for my OH & other full-timers but bad for me of course.
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Here they introduced fairly recently quite a few extra public holidays (called Happy Mondays) to force workers to have a legit break. Good for my OH & other full-timers but bad for me of course.
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do you guys get lots of holiday allowance and public holidays then
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oh dear 4-0 ![Sad](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif)
first 2 goals inept/offside and Bothroyd should have seen red but realy Leeds had no idea whatsoever. Lots of long balls and when they did get some quality crosses in, no striker![OhMy](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/ohmy.gif)
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first 2 goals inept/offside and Bothroyd should have seen red but realy Leeds had no idea whatsoever. Lots of long balls and when they did get some quality crosses in, no striker
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Bellamy still a twat though
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Sh*te game, now in a sh*te hotel, Bernie has vanished into the mists of time and isn't answering his phone (no surprises there then!). If anyone hears from him could they tell him I am actually OK and I'll see him next time I'm here
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I am now resuming night shift duty, whether I can last all night with only one bottle of cider to keep me company remains to be seen but with two screaming babies in the room opposite there ain't NO chance of sleep
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Actually, if those babies don't shut up fast I will pour this cider down their necks in desperation. I'm out of here at first light, if anyone knows a baby free hotel in the seedy end of Kings Cross, preferably with something resembling a bathroom, PLEASE tell me where it is.
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