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Andie wrote:Those getting 35 days, is that including public holidays? Here in Melbourne & probably most of Australia, we get 20 days annual leave plus public holidays, which where I live gives an extra 10 days. I wouldn't mind 35 days lol

james23_uk wrote:Why don't we just all take 365 days holiday a year?

Patrick Bateman wrote:

james23_uk wrote:Why don't we just all take 365 days holiday a year?

Nah, I want 365 and a quarter - that's only fair. Strike!

raggatwin wrote:

Andie wrote:Those getting 35 days, is that including public holidays? Here in Melbourne & probably most of Australia, we get 20 days annual leave plus public holidays, which where I live gives an extra 10 days. I wouldn't mind 35 days lol

Why don't you organise with your colleagues to get more holiday?

Andie wrote:

raggatwin wrote:

Andie wrote:Those getting 35 days, is that including public holidays? Here in Melbourne & probably most of Australia, we get 20 days annual leave plus public holidays, which where I live gives an extra 10 days. I wouldn't mind 35 days lol

Why don't you organise with your colleagues to get more holiday?

Fair point & if I thought there was a hope in hell, I would!

Back in my UK days I actually was a union rep. I worked for the Open University at Milton Keynes, our union was NALGO.

raggatwin wrote:
Everthing is impossible until it's done, we used to send kids up chimneys

Andie wrote:I agree, but it was the colleagues I was referring to. Total apathy!

raggatwin wrote:
Get them interested, outline what's in it for them, present it as "common sense'....