Another reason to hire a contractor and not take on more staff

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NotAllThere replied

20 January 2009, 18:37
I once got sick and a doctor's note while on holiday. I insisted that the days of sick didn't deduct from my holiday allowance. In the end, HR took legal advice and found I was right. That's what happens when you take on an ex-contractor...
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bogeyman replied

20 January 2009, 17:25
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Yes SB is my early evening sockpuppet of choice.

Don't post after 19.00 now, you'll turn into a pumpkin again.

And you know what a burden that was for your poor mother the last time around.
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DimPrawn replied

20 January 2009, 17:17
Originally posted by bogeyman View Post

I think he only comes out after the Prawn's curfew is in force. 19.01 if I remember correctly.

Yes SB is my early evening sockpuppet of choice.
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bogeyman replied

20 January 2009, 16:45
Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post

Where is shaunbhoy?

I think he only comes out after the Prawn's curfew is in force. 19.01 if I remember correctly.
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Doggy Styles replied

20 January 2009, 16:36
Where is shaunbhoy?
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DimPrawn replied

20 January 2009, 15:56
Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

I am gobsmacked that you've posted this and not mentioned whom the employees it refers to are.

I just hope they're lacking motivation or are too stressed to work!

it was HMRC staff wot dunnit.

I'd get accussed of right wing bias.
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Pondlife replied

20 January 2009, 15:55
I am gobsmacked that you've posted this and not mentioned whom the employees it refers to are.

I just hope they're lacking motivation or are too stressed to work!

it was HMRC staff wot dunnit.
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DimPrawn started a topic Another reason to hire a contractor and not take on more staff

20 January 2009, 15:52
Another reason to hire a contractor and not take on more staff

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7839501.stm

Employees on long-term sick leave are entitled to take all holiday they have accrued when they return to work, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

And if workers were sacked or left a firm, they must receive holiday pay equivalent to the time they were unable to take while ill, the judges added.

The verdict clears up years of dispute over whether holiday rights accrued are lost after prolonged illness.

Critics say the ruling would be a blow for many employers.

And of course, when they take the holidays after being sick, they can phone in sick on holiday and repeat the process.

I once worked with a (permie) bloke who flew out on a business trip to the USA, and then got an American doctor to say he had an ear infection and could not fly back. Bloke got to stay in a top hotel in the USA on sick leave for a month!
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