JasonElgin Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I still have to go to work. They think overpriced shortbread is essential food for the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 The social distancing thing is a doddle. I went out wearing one of these yesterday and no cnut wanted to be anywhere near me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: As an employee you don't need to apply to anything. You will receive pay (80% or above) as normal, and the employer claims it back. Whilst it is true that to 'guarantee' 100% pay annual leave would be necessary, forcing employees to take holidays would also mean the employer responsible for 100% of that wage. It makes no financial sense for an employer to do that, unless they were planning on fiddling the system to be responsible for only 20% of your paid holiday entitlement that week, which would be cunty I thought that perhaps holiday pay was in some way subsidised, but if it makes no financial sense for them to do that, it is purely just taking our holidays off us so we can't use them later when they expect to be busier. I'm extremely disappointed tbh, I've worked here for 14 years and the company have always prided themselves on employee happiness and well being (because the pay is utter shite) and this just feels like a huge shift in mentality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, pozbaird said: The social distancing thing is a doddle. I went out wearing one of these yesterday and no cnut wanted to be anywhere near me. OK then, just go bloody golfing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 52 minutes ago, pandarilla said: 55 minutes ago, ayrmad said: 21 and dead, no underlying health problems, ffs. What's this? https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-briton-21-with-no-existing-health-conditions-dies-after-contracting-covid-19-11963451 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 This whole 2 weeks behind Italy warning, why not say we're a fortnight behind Italy, sound more matey and less formal for the approaching Armageddon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Call handler: "What are your symptoms?" Charles:"Uh, I'm a jug eared, reptilian, horse shagging, mummys boy" Call handler: "Best we get you in for a test" NHS staff in Aberdeenshire should've been given copies of Viz from years ago. Had him sussed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 405,000 volunteers in a dayAmazing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, The Moonster said: I thought that perhaps holiday pay was in some way subsidised, but if it makes no financial sense for them to do that, it is purely just taking our holidays off us so we can't use them later when they expect to be busier. I'm extremely disappointed tbh, I've worked here for 14 years and the company have always prided themselves on employee happiness and well being (because the pay is utter shite) and this just feels like a huge shift in mentality. Forcing you take your holiday when there's nowhere to go is cuntishness of the highest order. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH75 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Wickes website currently has a "queue" holding page due to "unprecedented demand". It's like trying to purchase T in the Park tickets circa 2005. Gonna be some really badly put together shelves going up over the next couple of weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) The govt press conference today talking about testing makes it seem even more strange that Charlie boy got the NHS test. Edited March 25, 2020 by Have some faith in Magic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) I’m assuming the government is putting in checks to stop companies who otherwise would have survived fine from declaring we are packing in - where’s our 80%? Edited March 25, 2020 by Alert Mongoose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Have some faith in Magic said: The govt press conference today talking about testing makes it seem even more strange that Charlie boy got the NHS test. They'd give 10000 deaths to save him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, ayrmad said: They'd give 10000 deaths to save him. ... and the rest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true_rover Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 It's hard to make comparisons, we're not exactly testing loads of folk, I just follow the death numbers at the moment, that gives me an idea where we are. Deaths is a pretty similar comparison to cases in terms of trajectory at this point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milnzo Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Todays health update.... Most symptoms subsiding although did wake up with a pretty sore head. Sense of smell and taste still almost totally away. This is becoming a serious cause for concern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: I’m assuming the government is putting in checks to stop companies who otherwise would have survived fine from declaring we are packing in - where’s our 80%? It's nothing to do with liquidity. Any company is elligible to use the scheme. The idea is to encourage non-essential works to close for a short period in order to allow more people to stay home, without forcing companies to lay stay off in order to retain staff and not go bust in doing so. They have to declare an employee as furloughed to get the 80%. They can't have them working and have 80% of their wages paid by the government. Edited March 25, 2020 by Todd_is_God 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 "No test is better than a bad test". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Boris Johnson just said he dislikes profiteering very much. I look forward to seeing a list of the hypocrisies laced through that statement in the near future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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