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  • PAH
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    FTFY
    As an agent I'd have thought you'd have kept those kinds of reasons hushed up so you could get more 'temps' or 'disguised employees' in placements.

    Probably right though when considering the overhead of employees (NI, pension, holidays and other benefits), so it's not simply the same with one person working 60 hour weeks as two people doing 30.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Why this came to me I don't know. Now can someone tell my why is it a Bonus to work yourself to the grave?

    60 hours ugh. Struggle to do 40 at best.
    If done for a few months on a huge wage then great.

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  • conned tractor
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Why this came to me I don't know. Now can someone tell my why is it a Bonus to work yourself to the grave?

    60 hours ugh. Struggle to do 40 at best.
    I've just had that one too and commented exactly the same to another contractor here. Spooky.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by PAH View Post
    It's this type of low paid slavery that the government want to keep and are thus against the EU trying to limit working hours.

    This was reported just recently during Cameron's meeting with the :nazi: bint who's looking to conquer Europe via the back door instead of with Panzers.

    To me limiting hours would seem a good way of persuading employers to move their processes abroad
    FTFY

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    In the very dim & distant past, I have been known to work 5 16 hour shifts.

    And, maybe, go in on the Sunday as well (double time).

    It's a great pity that that money lost 90% of its value as it was inflated away.

    I'd have been better off pissing it up against a wall.

    Ho hum.
    Which war was that before?

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  • PAH
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    It's this type of low paid slavery that the government want to keep and are thus against the EU trying to limit working hours.

    This was reported just recently during Cameron's meeting with the :nazi: bint who's looking to conquer Europe via the back door instead of with Panzers.

    To me limiting hours would seem a good way of getting more people into work by bringing back shifts and more employees for cover.

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  • doodab
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    Is that 60 hours on top of the 40?

    Worst I've ever seen was 84 hours over 7 days.

    Non stop for 3 months.
    I had a job like that once. 4 x 8hr shifts and 2 x 12hr overnight shifts then 4 days off, except you would end up working 2 or 3 of your 4 days off and often double up on the 8hr shifts (as they overlapped that was 12 hours) making anything from 60-80hrs a week "normal" for a period of several months.

    And that's the only permie job I've ever had. **** that.

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  • Arturo Bassick
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Why this came to me I don't know. Now can someone tell my why is it a Bonus to work yourself to the grave?

    60 hours ugh. Struggle to do 40 at best.
    In my experience it means "we are paying a crap rate, but you can make up the shortfall by working all hours god sends, oh and the 60 hours is 'expected' as in we wont renew if you don't do it"

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  • scooterscot
    started a topic Good morning

    Good morning

    Why this came to me I don't know. Now can someone tell my why is it a Bonus to work yourself to the grave?

    60 hours ugh. Struggle to do 40 at best.


    Good morning,

    My client is looking for an electrical design engineer to come on board asap!

    Absolutely essential skills are:

    - avionics or aerospace experience
    - electrical (not electronic) design experience

    BONUS! Unlimited overtime up to 60hrs per week

    Location: West Midlands.

    Telephone interview asap.

    Please contact me to discuss this further and send me an up-to-date CV.

    Kind regards,

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