(07-29-2023, 04:25 AM)Piglet Wrote: Ive heard some horror stories, like working extra hours and not paid for it because its expected, and when your sick.     Meanwhile the rich get richer, and the poor poorer, it seems to me that modern slavery exists.  

Dont you have legislation that protects the workers, whats it really like?

Hot Damn, theres me being yankee, im presuming persons on here can hold a job.  Your an employer Sally, whats the job market like. ?

(07-29-2023, 04:03 PM)Carsman Wrote: The company I worked for had two classes of employees, hourly employees, that had to punch in on a time clock at time in and punch out at time left. 
And then there was the salaried employees, that did not have to punch in & out
on a time clock. 

The hourly employee had a regular work week that consisted of Monday thru 
Friday at 8 hours a day. With a 10 minute break in the morning, noon to 1pm lunch break, and a 10 minute break in the afternoon. 
Any work hours greater than 8 hours in the day that were done Monday thru Friday were paid at 1-1/2 wage time. 
Any Saturday work hours at all were paid at 1-1/2 wage time. 

Salaried employees were paid substantially more for a 40 hour work week than 
the hourly employees. They were considered “professionals”. For the most part, 
they usually didn’t have to work longer than 8 hour days. 
They were on their honor to put in 8 hour work days, as long as they covered the major work day. If there were times that they could not meet their work schedule
then they would work longer then 8 hours a day, until they were back on schedule
Not many, if any at all workers felt taken advantage of.

(07-30-2023, 06:32 AM)Piglet Wrote: Is it true that you only get two weeks holiday each year, un paid.?    When i worked i had  five weeks annual leave plus bank holidays which is a day off for everyone, that was five or six days a year.

The French have it better, i dont think those people work at all, the country is constantly on the brink of going bust.  Thatcher turned the socialist crap around,  despite that, i dont think you can match the above.  We have a 37 and a half hour week. 

When i was over there i got talking to a bloke, strabgely in a cigar shop, i smoked back then.  He said it doesnt take much to be a success in the US, just work hard.

(07-31-2023, 01:54 PM)rothschild Wrote: Gubberment cheese is better than brie.

(07-31-2023, 02:25 PM)BigMark Wrote: We had big loaf's of cheddar during the 70's, it made the best cheese sandwiches of all time, yes we were poor.

(07-29-2023, 04:03 PM)Carsman Wrote: The company I worked for had two classes of employees, hourly employees, that had to punch in on a time clock at time in and punch out at time left. 
And then there was the salaried employees, that did not have to punch in & out
on a time clock. 

The hourly employee had a regular work week that consisted of Monday thru 
Friday at 8 hours a day. With a 10 minute break in the morning, noon to 1pm lunch break, and a 10 minute break in the afternoon. 
Any work hours greater than 8 hours in the day that were done Monday thru Friday were paid at 1-1/2 wage time. 
Any Saturday work hours at all were paid at 1-1/2 wage time. 

Salaried employees were paid substantially more for a 40 hour work week than 
the hourly employees. They were considered “professionals”. For the most part, 
they usually didn’t have to work longer than 8 hour days. 
They were on their honor to put in 8 hour work days, as long as they covered the major work day. If there were times that they could not meet their work schedule
then they would work longer then 8 hours a day, until they were back on schedule
Not many, if any at all workers felt taken advantage of.

(07-31-2023, 05:39 PM)sally Wrote: I grew up poor, but never had government cheese. Is it like Velveeta?

(07-31-2023, 07:46 PM)rothschild Wrote:

(07-31-2023, 05:39 PM)sally Wrote: I grew up poor, but never had government cheese. Is it like Velveeta?

It's hard enough that you could seriously hurt someone if you clubbed them over the head with a 10lb brick.