Xela Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, blandy said: Really? What my co. does is allow you to carry over max 5 days, in exceptional circumstances, and they must be taken in the first 3 months of the year. I’d be amazed if they were breaking the law in imposing that restriction- what with being unionised etc. Exactly the same as mine. 5 days max carried over to be used by the end of Q1 or lose them. Little bit more flexibility due to covid, hence today off for me but its a one-off. Covid had no impact on my job - apart from make it busier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2021 Quote Rules on carrying over annual leave to be relaxed to support key industries during COVID-19 Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years. gov.uk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 hours ago, bickster said: Not the way to view it, you legally have 2 years to take last years holidays owed. Keep them in the bank. Count this years allocation first. I've been asked to report the state of my holidays today and thats the way I've been told to do it yep , exactly this , it was announced last year nearly right at the very beginning of the lockdowns lot of my friends were forced to take leave and in effect sit at home or they would "lose them" .. i guess people don't want to be "that person" so they complied , but they were perfectly entitled to carry it over . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: lot of my friends were forced to take leave and in effect sit at home or they would "lose them" .. i guess people don't want to be "that person" so they complied , but they were perfectly entitled to carry it over . Our experience was almost the opposite - we were continually being told "make sure you take all your holidays". There was no furloughing at our place and everyone was basically working all the time, in part because we couldn't go anywhere I guess and the Co. was playing it as a mental health thing and telling us all to make sure we booked "down-time". Not a mention of the right to carry holiday over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mandy Lifeboats Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 I just met a man called Romel McDonald. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I just met a man called Romel McDonald. There are not enough Nazi Clowns in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trekka Posted May 21, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 Receiving a letter from the Student Loan Company stating that I need to contact them as I'm due to finish paying soon and they don't want me to overpay. I've treated it as a tax on my wages for the past 10 years and finally it is coming to an end! Having studied 2 full degrees, I had a large debt but now that the payments are ending, I suddenly feel like I have a pay rise . 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I just met a man called Romel McDonald. We actually have a driver with the full on Ronald McDonald name and he hates being called Ron too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 15 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: I inadvertently made an engaged couple change the song for their first dance. They were keeping it a secret (as couples seem to do these days) and this prompted a chat about what it could be while we were all out one night. I basically said (sort of jokingly) “Well as long as you’re not having “X” cos that’s pretty obvious and cliched.” After they had their first dance they told me they’d changed their choice after my fairly glib comment. I felt appropriately guilty. Ed Sheeran? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2021 I went to school with an Alan Partridge. The express & star went so far as running an article about him having the same name. Less unusual I also went to school with Chris Martin and used to live next door to Terry and June. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, a m ole said: Ed Sheeran? Haha no! But another wedding I went to years later had a Sheeran song and about six months after the wedding when I saw them again I was slagging off Sheeran completely forgetting their song choice. Edited May 21, 2021 by Mark Albrighton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted May 21, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 47 minutes ago, sidcow said: There are not enough Nazi Clowns in my opinion. The Tory front bench says 'hi'. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dAVe80 Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 I'm going for a piss up in a brewery tonight. Place I've wanted to go for a while, but not got round to yet, cus you know, covid and that. Steam Machine Brewery Quote WE PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF EXPERIMENTAL BEERS. USING SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY TO EXPLORE HISTORIC AND MODERN RECIPES AND INGREDIENTS. BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT SERVICE AND A COMMUNITY HUB FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES TOGETHER 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2021 I love a good print that and we'll sue you response to a journalist. Fingers crossed they ignore my threat as the hearing for damages could be hilarious. EDIT: I'm also imagining this journalist running around like a headless chicken trying to fact check what I've said in the 30 minutes before her print deadline. If only she'd fact checked it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, dAVe80 said: I'm going for a piss up in a brewery tonight. Place I've wanted to go for a while, but not got round to yet, cus you know, covid and that. Steam Machine Brewery At least someone knows how to organise a piss up in a brewery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post It's Your Round Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 Both my kids have been offered jobs today. Youngest is doing part time at Wilco over the summer before uni, and the eldest has landed a job in the labs at my place. I’m pleased for her finding a good job so soon after finishing her degree. The best part about that is that I’ll get a £750 referral fee when she passes probation. Noice. And she’ll start paying board too 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2021 Just now, It's Your Round said: Both my kids have been offered jobs today. Youngest is doing part time at Wilco over the summer before uni, and the eldest has landed a job in the labs at my place. I’m pleased for her finding a good job so soon after finishing her degree. The best part about that is that I’ll get a £750 referral fee when she passes probation. Noice. And she’ll start paying board too Half the petrol too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: I inadvertently made an engaged couple change the song for their first dance. They were keeping it a secret (as couples seem to do these days) and this prompted a chat about what it could be while we were all out one night. I basically said (sort of jokingly) “Well as long as you’re not having “X” cos that’s pretty obvious and cliched.” After they had their first dance they told me they’d changed their choice after my fairly glib comment. I felt appropriately guilty. My best friend's stag do was in Bilbao. I didn't organise it, somebody else did. It was only after I'd texted my friend 'looking forward to Bilbao then?' that I remembered it was supposed to be a secret. The guy who organised it had planned a whole thing where my friend was blindfolded on the way to the airport, had to pack warm and cold-weather clothes to keep him guessing, etc etc. My mate sportingly did his best to act surprised apparently, but by the time I arrived at the airport the secret was out of the bag and I had some awkward explaining to do Edited May 21, 2021 by HanoiVillan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maqroll Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, mjmooney said: The Tory front bench says 'heil' FTFY 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, bickster said: Half the petrol too! Hell yeah! Well, apart from the fact I’m still WFH. I told her before the interview that she’ll have to find her own way there. She’s okay with that and has a new motivation to pass her test. Then she can drive me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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