Annual Leave

Short Santa · **For entertainment purposes only!**

Annual Leave

Copper · **Superhero Extraordinaire**

Jealous.

Not of the baby...of being at home a click away from THE GAME and the kettle.

Enjoy.

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

I think that, for the benefit of our American Boarders, we should just casually mention the number of holiday days we get every year.

I get 30.

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

I get relatively more than 30 days (relative to my part time status) because of how the Bank Holidays fall. 7 weeks worth of holidays in fact for me!

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Does that inlcude public holidays, then? Cos if it does, I have to add 7 or 8 extra days for bank holidays, Easter and Christmas. (Plus 3 Jealousy days per year, 52 Mondays and 12 1st of the Months.)

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

No, that's not including actual Bank Holidays, sorry. Do I have to apply for jealousy days in advance?

Short Santa · **For entertainment purposes only!**

I get 25 as standard, plus 8? bank holidays, plus 2 1/2 'privilege' days (some weird ex-civil service hangover thingy.

In addition another 2 weeks (10 days) this year cos of the baby - all in all 45 1/2 days paid when I don't have to be at work - not bad really, when you add it all up

-- Edited by Short Santa at 13:32, 2005-04-11

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

I won't be applying for parental leave again, that's for sure. Especially not after the plastic bag incident.

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

quote:
Originally posted by: ddvmor
"I think that, for the benefit of our American Boarders, we should just casually mention the number of holiday days we get every year. I get 30."

Now that's just mean

BrianS · Still Number One

No kidding, maybe when America is as old as England we will have figured out to create 30 some-odd holidays to get out of work. I only get 10 Holidays + 10 Vacation days/year. There is also 10 days of sick time/year but it is not as easy to take. I think there may be a translation mishap in reading this, I guess you UK'ers refer to any day off as a Holiday?

HaloBurn · **Dad** Yarrr...

I get 34 days holiday a year plus four stat holidays at Christmas and New year, that's because I don't get public holidays. The joys of working in the Media

Aodan · Teiam Member

quote:
Originally posted by: ddvmor
"I think that, for the benefit of our American Boarders, we should just casually mention the number of holiday days we get every year.
I get 30."

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

In theory, I get 6 paid holidays, 1 week vacation, 2 sick days and 2 personal days.

15 days total.

Of which, I can guarantee I'll have to work every holiday, probably both my sick days and at least one of my personal days.... and the weeks vacation will be taken away if we have another crap hurricane this year.

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

quote:
Originally posted by: ddvmor
"I think that, for the benefit of our American Boarders, we should just casually mention the number of holiday days we get every year. I get 30."

I get 34.

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

:quote:
Originally posted by: NateO
" I get 34. "

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

Aodan · Teiam Member

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

Why do you got to be a player hater?

Hate the game, mate.

-- Edited by NateO at 22:12, 2005-04-11

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Move to England, dudettes. Lotsa spare holidays floating around here. They actually brred them in huge holiday farms. There's so many, we don't know what to do with them. Someone suggested exporting them to France.

Aodan · Teiam Member

Don't think I haven't tried. Fell in love when I was there two years ago - almost didn't leave. But there are those pesky immigration laws to think about..

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

Forget France... export to Florida

... but just me tho... the crazy rednecks around here dont need any more excuses to drink and drive

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

We have immigration laws? Where? Show me the evidence!

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

I'd go, but I'm trying to figure out how to bring the dogs with me..

That and the whole pesky job thing... I don't think my job exports well.

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

OK, so I need an American to explain some stuff to me:

I thought vacation was American for holiday, so howcome you get both?

What's all this allocated sick day business? I mean either you're too sick to go to work, or you're not. I mean, what happens if you're in hospital with double pneumonia & your sick leave runs out? Do they wheel you to work on your hospital bed?

(27 + 2.5 carried over from last year + 8 bank holidays)

Aodan · Teiam Member

Basically I could stay there for a while - but I woudln't be able to get a job - unless I was able to show that I had skills that were not available by locals. Since all I'm really good at is umm well sitting here - I don't think there's room for me over there.

"[Work] Permits must normally be obtained before an individual travels to Britain. Individuals cannot apply for permits. The prospective employer in Britain must apply because he or she has a specific vacancy and cnanot fill it with a British or EEA National. Permits are issued only for jobs requiring a high level of skill, qualifcations and/or experience."

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

Er... how do you explain the 350000 immigrants we let in every year then. And the 700000 a year that sneak in under the radar. One more ain't gonna make a difference.

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

Holidays are federal holidays... christmas, new years, thanksgiving, etc.

Vacation time is usually between 1 and 2 weeks that you can take with pay (with a lot of advance notice) to do with whatever you please...

Sick days are usually 2 or 3 days per year that you can call in sick and still get paid. If you are in the hospital with double pneumonia then you'll use up your two sick days and any remaining vacation days... anything beyond that and you don't get paid for it.

Personal days are days where youre not sick, but something has come up you need to take care of... like a doctor's visit or something. Not as much notice required as vacation time, but unlike sick days you can use them in halves.

Aodan · Teiam Member

quote:
Originally posted by: sha76jam
"OK, so I need an American to explain some stuff to me:
I thought vacation was American for holiday, so howcome you get both?
What's all this allocated sick day business? I mean either you're too sick to go to work, or you're not. I mean, what happens if you're in hospital with double pneumonia & your sick leave runs out? Do they wheel you to work on your hospital bed?
(27 + 2.5 carried over from last year + 8 bank holidays)"

Holidays are basically Christmas, New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and a hand ful of others. Some places give you off on days like Presidents day, but some dont.

Vacation days are just whatever you want to do with them days. You can go somewhere or not.

Sick days - you get a certain amount of sick days.. if you run out of them and you're still sick.. well then you don't get paid for those days. You usually get paid for the sick days you have.

Hope that clears it up a bit.

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Get yourself to France and I'm sure someone could arrange a big white van and a man that won't ask any questions. You could hide behind his mountain of knockoff fags and cheap booze.

Aodan · Teiam Member

quote:
Originally posted by: ddvmor
"Er... how do you explain the 350000 immigrants we let in every year then. And the 700000 a year that sneak in under the radar. One more ain't gonna make a difference."

Well yeah I know that.. I'm just going by what the law says :) I try to be an upstanding citizen sometimes.