Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Using phrases such as 'cloud ceiling' and 'neo employees' doesn't impress me with your use of English.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

:huh:

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Walk in... grab him by the balls and say, lets not hurt each other.


Oh hang on... sorry, that's the dentist.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Pah! I haven't been scared to take time off since I've been able to get email on my phone and wireless internet access from 'most anywhere.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

I don't really find the "less" holiday time that much of an issue. I guess I do benefit from working somewhere that is fairly laid back and enjoyable.

Back in the UK I got more time off but it wasn't always easy to take big chunks of time there either. That led to taking time off just for the sake of it whenever so that they weren't lost days. That didn't translate into "productive" time off so to speak.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

This surely helps. Although sometimes you need a decent amount of time off, especially if you like to travel.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

If you like time off and to travel (I assume "travel" meaning seeing places different from home, rather than just sitting in a metal tube for a couple of days) then Canada would be an odd place to choose to live. Time off is limited, much of it is consumed by going home for routine domestic obligations and Canada is a long way from anywhere except the northern contiguous States. Still, if you dream of vacations in Montana, Detroit or Seattle, then it might work.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

I generally travel by motorbike.
So Detroit or Seattle may be good places to visit, but I generally prefer to avoid the cities ;)

What do you mean by going home for routine domestic obligations ?
Are you referring to communting?

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Not commuting but attending weddings and funerals and the like in one's home country.

Motorcycles are not well suited to Canada, nor to the nearby States, due to the weather. Someone wanting to travel and enjoy motorcycling would be better off living in a European country. Italy, for example.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

oh, now I understand what you mean. I thought you meant the Canadian home (i.e. where one lives), not the home country.


Is weather so bad?
I was given to understand summers are quite lovely.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Summer does have weather compatible with motorcycles. Usually it is not summer.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

:huh:

I guess I will need to look into Canadian weather then.
Not that I'm expecting a tropical country, but I belived in the existence of 4 distinct seasons, one of which...is summer :)
Of course this doens't tell how long the summer is, but I also have to say I don't need +25°C to use the bike.
Anything between +5°C and + 40°C is fine

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Two seasons: Winter & Bad Skidooing weather. Or Winter and Construction.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

There's no such thing as "Canadian" weather: like so many other things it depends (in this case very strongly indeed) upon where in Canada.

Re: Holiday entitlement: how does it work?
 

Yes, of course. I understand.
It was implied that I was referring to those areas where I'm ctually interested to move in the first place (i.e. all the mjor cities) :)