Posted by Meri-Tuuli on November 12, 2006, at 9:58:32
In reply to Re: Karma » TexasChic, posted by ClearSkies on November 11, 2006, at 23:45:04
Hey!
You sound really like in control of the situation! I wish I had your courage and things like that.
>the company procedure is anyone on salary must make up or take vacation for any absence more than 4 hours.
I can not believe this!!!!!!! No way! Thats crazy! Don't you have sick pay in the states? There's a maximum number of days you're legally allowed 'off sick' here in the UK. The company has to pay you, and it doesn't come out of your holiday allocation. They are simply days when you're sick, but you still get full pay and whatnot, although, you are only allowed 12 days or two weeks or something. I think the company still has to pay you if you're off longer as well, I'm not too sure, as I've never had this! But at any rate, the state will take over payments if the employer doesn't pay.....
Its like I heard that in American you don't get holiday pay. In any job here in the UK there is a *legal* minimum number of days per year you're allowed off 'as holiday' no matter what job you do and they have to pay you for your time off. Its 20 days here at the moment (excluding bank holidays). Of course, most companies offer more through, this is just the legal minimum. So in reality if you work a 9-5 office job mon-fri, you get around 4 paid weeks off per year, including bank holidays etc. Its pretty good! Plus sick days, which are unoffically an extra source of 'holiday'. Most people pull 'sickies' now and then. Particulary when they've been drinking! :o)
Crazy, huh!
Kind regards
Meri
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