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ZenGum · 03-28-2011, 02:20 AM

Hiya Brutus!

Re: that graph - In Australia, we have (by my wall planner) 10 public holidays per year. I get 20 days personal (holiday) leave and 20 days sick leave. AND we get "long service leave" - after 10 years out here in the colony, it is presumed you will need three months to visit family back in Old Blighty. Still.

monster · 03-28-2011, 07:07 AM

I think they legally have to pay you for bank holidays in the UK too.

Cloud · 03-28-2011, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Is it a combined annual leave that you have, and your sick days come out of those 10 days too?

no, sick days are calculated separately. I usually take my main vacay at Christmas time, combining it with paid holidays (usually 2) so stretch it that way.

glatt · 03-28-2011, 09:43 AM

For me, my annual leave must be used if I call in sick. I get no sick days. So it sounds like I have a lot of leave, and I do because I've been here so long, but I don't have sick days.

On the one hand, the system my firm has is better, because I can manage my time and if I'm not sick, I can take a lot of vacations. It's good for my employer because you don't have people calling in sick on a Monday simply because they just don't feel like coming in. It would take away from the big vacation plans they have. But on the other hand, it's bad because when people really are sick, they sometime come in instead of staying home and keeping their germs away because they want to use their leave for vacations.

casimendocina · 03-28-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

20 days sick leave.

20 days sick leave. (Just repeating that because I'm still so incredulous). You done good!

In my current job, I get 15...no idea how I am even going to come close to using them all.

And re the trip back to old Blighty every 10 years, yep, it's six weeks on the boat there and 6 weeks back.

casimendocina · 03-28-2011, 10:43 AM

And on another topic...Saturday night I saw a homeless kitten on the street looking for its next meal (once again, like the homeless, it's a common sight so I have to steel myself and walk on). Sunday, I saw the tail end of a rat. In a fight between the two, the kitten would have lost.

monster · 03-29-2011, 09:01 PM

Just watched my first Water Polo game.

ZenGum · 03-29-2011, 09:45 PM

How many horses drowned?

monster · 03-29-2011, 09:58 PM

7

Aliantha · 03-29-2011, 10:11 PM

I really love the chickpea curry I made for dinner last night, and the best thing about it is I can eat it until I'm stuffed and still not feel guilty because it's low in fat, high in fibre and other essential nutrients (including the ones that cause serotonin to be produced naturally) and it's yummy.

The other great thing about it was that it took me less than 20 minutes to make from start to finish!

Tulip · 03-30-2011, 12:46 AM

Don't know why I'm still up, browsing the forum of all things. I've been lacking sleep the last 3 days, so damn tired. I get up too late to exercise, which makes me feel better. Sigh....

Actually, I get like this when I'm depress. Need... to... exercise....

Sundae · 03-30-2011, 09:26 AM

Diz clawed me on the lip last night.
Didn't mean to of course, but hurt just the same.
He has an appointment with Mr Clippers before bedtime tonight.

I'm thinking of trying him on those claw covers...
Can't really justify the expense when I can just clip them. Except that I use a human nail clipper, so it's not ideal - sometimes they splinter a little...

casimendocina · 03-31-2011, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Diz clawed me on the lip last night.
.

Ouch! That's the most painful place that a cat can scratch you (in my experience anyway). Hope it heals up very soon SG.

casimendocina · 03-31-2011, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

How many horses drowned?

Anyone seen Scrubs Series 9? I'm thinking specifically here of the horse funerals.

casimendocina · 04-02-2011, 10:35 AM

Back to the holiday discussion...apparently, Puerto Rico has the most public holidays at 31 per year, but you'd have to move around the island to be entitled to all of them.

03-28-2011, 02:20 AM	#2101
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hiya Brutus! Re: that graph - In Australia, we have (by my wall planner) 10 public holidays per year. I get 20 days personal (holiday) leave and 20 days sick leave. AND we get "long service leave" - after 10 years out here in the colony, it is presumed you will need three months to visit family back in Old Blighty. Still. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-28-2011, 07:07 AM	#2102
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think they legally have to pay you for bank holidays in the UK too. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-29-2011, 09:01 PM	#2107
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Just watched my first Water Polo game. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-29-2011, 09:45 PM	#2108
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	How many horses drowned? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-29-2011, 09:58 PM	#2109
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	7 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-28-2011, 09:43 AM	#2104
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	For me, my annual leave must be used if I call in sick. I get no sick days. So it sounds like I have a lot of leave, and I do because I've been here so long, but I don't have sick days. On the one hand, the system my firm has is better, because I can manage my time and if I'm not sick, I can take a lot of vacations. It's good for my employer because you don't have people calling in sick on a Monday simply because they just don't feel like coming in. It would take away from the big vacation plans they have. But on the other hand, it's bad because when people really are sick, they sometime come in instead of staying home and keeping their germs away because they want to use their leave for vacations.

03-28-2011, 10:43 AM	#2106
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	And on another topic...Saturday night I saw a homeless kitten on the street looking for its next meal (once again, like the homeless, it's a common sight so I have to steel myself and walk on). Sunday, I saw the tail end of a rat. In a fight between the two, the kitten would have lost.

03-29-2011, 10:11 PM	#2110
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I really love the chickpea curry I made for dinner last night, and the best thing about it is I can eat it until I'm stuffed and still not feel guilty because it's low in fat, high in fibre and other essential nutrients (including the ones that cause serotonin to be produced naturally) and it's yummy. The other great thing about it was that it took me less than 20 minutes to make from start to finish! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-30-2011, 12:46 AM	#2111
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Don't know why I'm still up, browsing the forum of all things. I've been lacking sleep the last 3 days, so damn tired. I get up too late to exercise, which makes me feel better. Sigh.... Actually, I get like this when I'm depress. Need... to... exercise....

03-30-2011, 09:26 AM	#2112
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Diz clawed me on the lip last night. Didn't mean to of course, but hurt just the same. He has an appointment with Mr Clippers before bedtime tonight. I'm thinking of trying him on those claw covers... Can't really justify the expense when I can just clip them. Except that I use a human nail clipper, so it's not ideal - sometimes they splinter a little...

04-02-2011, 10:35 AM	#2115
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Back to the holiday discussion...apparently, Puerto Rico has the most public holidays at 31 per year, but you'd have to move around the island to be entitled to all of them. Last edited by casimendocina; 04-02-2011 at 10:35 AM. Reason: key word left out

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