"Work for free" day
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"Work for free" day
I'd forgotten today is the day people work for free. Formerly a bank holiday, but after the deaths from the summer heat several years back, I'm told people work for free today and their earnings go to charity... What gets me though is that the public servants don't work today; seems like a double standard - surely the state would be ensuring they were the ones setting an example? It also means the transport situation is bad, and so those who can't get to work to do a non-paid day's graft have an unpaid day's holiday taken from them... Maybe I've got some of the details wrong, but if not, could you see this working in the UK?!
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Re: "Work for free" day
I'd forgotten today is the day people work for free. Formerly a bank holiday, but after the deaths from the summer heat several years back, I'm told people work for free today and their earnings go to charity... What gets me though is that the public servants don't work today; seems like a double standard - surely the state would be ensuring they were the ones setting an example? It also means the transport situation is bad, and so those who can't get to work to do a non-paid day's graft have an unpaid day's holiday taken from them... Maybe I've got some of the details wrong, but if not, could you see this working in the UK?!
Whit Monday has been reinstated as an official Bank Holiday and companies can choose which day the employees will work for free. Employees can even have the 7 hours spread over a longer period.
Must admit it's very confusing...
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Hi, you must have missed the thread "Them Old People" in le Rendezvous a few days ago!
Whit Monday has been reinstated as an official Bank Holiday and companies can choose which day the employees will work for free. Employees can even have the 7 hours spread over a longer period.
Must admit it's very confusing...
Whit Monday has been reinstated as an official Bank Holiday and companies can choose which day the employees will work for free. Employees can even have the 7 hours spread over a longer period.
Must admit it's very confusing...
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Yep, bit of a double edged sword really. Anyway, I shan't complain, I've just been eating mozzarella cheese with tomatoes and a drop of wine - I believe I've figured out why the French make such a fuss out of food. Can also listen to whatever music I like.
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As an employee, I find it rather unfair that we are the only ones who have to contribute to this thing. I don't see anyone forcing money out of the self-employed, the pensioners, the 'inactifs' and so on. In principle I don't have a problem with the basic idea, but why burden just the working population, especially those of us who receive only the minimum wage?
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As an employee, I find it rather unfair that we are the only ones who have to contribute to this thing. I don't see anyone forcing money out of the self-employed, the pensioners, the 'inactifs' and so on. In principle I don't have a problem with the basic idea, but why burden just the working population, especially those of us who receive only the minimum wage?
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As it happens, I do have the day off today, which I am enjoying very much as I usually work 6 days a week, with only Sundays off - so this is a rare (and much appreciated!) two day break.
On the other hand, my 'free' hours are going to be taken from me somewhere else, and to be honest, the information about it is so complicated, that it will be hard to know what on earth has happened to my pay.
Such is life I guess when one is at the bottom of the pile! Interesting for me as I had always held relatively senior positions in the UK. However, on the positive side, I really enjoy not having so much responsibility and being able to just go to work and do my job with no worries.
On the other hand, my 'free' hours are going to be taken from me somewhere else, and to be honest, the information about it is so complicated, that it will be hard to know what on earth has happened to my pay.
Such is life I guess when one is at the bottom of the pile! Interesting for me as I had always held relatively senior positions in the UK. However, on the positive side, I really enjoy not having so much responsibility and being able to just go to work and do my job with no worries.
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Re: "Work for free" day
As it happens, I do have the day off today, which I am enjoying very much as I usually work 6 days a week, with only Sundays off - so this is a rare (and much appreciated!) two day break.
On the other hand, my 'free' hours are going to be taken from me somewhere else, and to be honest, the information about it is so complicated, that it will be hard to know what on earth has happened to my pay.
Such is life I guess when one is at the bottom of the pile! Interesting for me as I had always held relatively senior positions in the UK. However, on the positive side, I really enjoy not having so much responsibility and being able to just go to work and do my job with no worries.
On the other hand, my 'free' hours are going to be taken from me somewhere else, and to be honest, the information about it is so complicated, that it will be hard to know what on earth has happened to my pay.
Such is life I guess when one is at the bottom of the pile! Interesting for me as I had always held relatively senior positions in the UK. However, on the positive side, I really enjoy not having so much responsibility and being able to just go to work and do my job with no worries.
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I've found you sometimes just have to take the knocks and accept this is the way things are done here. Ultimately it's about lifestyle choice, and as long as you have enough to just tick over, then you might as well enjoy it. Doesn't mean we can't have the occasional whinge.
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Glad to hear you got out of the rat race... I think it takes a while to adjust to a different pace of life, but you soon realise you can't go back to it... Unfortunately I'm in Paris, so I see stressed and impatient people daily, but I'm pretty laid back and know I won't stay here indefinitely.
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Re: "Work for free" day
I'd forgotten today is the day people work for free. Formerly a bank holiday, but after the deaths from the summer heat several years back, I'm told people work for free today and their earnings go to charity... What gets me though is that the public servants don't work today; seems like a double standard - surely the state would be ensuring they were the ones setting an example? It also means the transport situation is bad, and so those who can't get to work to do a non-paid day's graft have an unpaid day's holiday taken from them... Maybe I've got some of the details wrong, but if not, could you see this working in the UK?!
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Well there you go, I didn't even know the holiday had been reinstated. I went out for some denture fixative only to find the shops shut
Now I have got something stuck under my bottom plate
Now I have got something stuck under my bottom plate