Didnt QLD take the feds to court over the mining 'super' tax >_<?
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Didnt QLD take the feds to court over the mining 'super' tax >_<?
reptilescorpio
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Today I went back on my caffeine diet after bingeing the last 2 months due to organising the wedding, moving house, a redundancy and a resignation at work, along with the usual lack of sleep. Turns me into a creature of habit though, takes the joy and creativity out if life so back onto hot Milo I go!
Will still have a variety of cola with my scotch though
reptilescorpio
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The wire takes up all ten spots?
Breaking Bad is in my top 10 shows of all time and I've also seen The Wire.
Your argument is flawed.
Considering you probably put 'watching someone play sc2' in your top 10...
Yeah, it was me. It will take about an hour to explain the rules (provided one of you has read them in advance) and several hours for you to play your first game, so make sure you are all ready for that. The game is a tad unbalanced with less than 6 players, but you should be fine as nobody will know what the advantages are, so you should have fun. I've only played the game twice, both with 4 players, and had a lot of fun both times.
Provided you have the time, and you are close enough that you won't get angry at each other when you start stabbing each other in the back (and you will start stabbing) you should really enjoy it.
bahahahaha!
I agree with what kritz once said about the shows. Something like, the wire is the best and breaking bad is my favourite.
Is that your argument for anyone that watches any sport? excellent.
reptilescorpio
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That makes sense, hard to fault The Wire from a critical standpoint and Breaking Bad is a guilty pleasure that keeps on pleasing.
Take no notice of markot. He has the worst taste in all of AusGAF.
He probably hates bacon.
I think we can handle a bit of rif raf here vince, but these accusations you throw about... I think you've gone too far.
TOO FAR.
That's crazy talk!
Not far enough.
reptilescorpio
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I never did get my Bacon donut tonight
Bacon scotch made up for it though!
Bacon scotch made up for it though!
What's the law about paying overtime in Australia? Today my work(a big corporation no less) made me sign off on different shifts saying I agree to only be paid till 10pm on a whole lot of days that I worked over that. Their reason is unless a manager personally asks me and I write it down with that managers name then they refuse to pay me more. The thing is they get shitty if I don't finish the work and if it takes 15 or 20 minutes more then I gotta do it. I thought that stuff was illegal?
He got it working. The money didn't matter, I just wanted to make him a bit happy in a rough time. Rather than getting it off his phone he used the computer and made a US account. So things worked out.
Is that all your money down the drain then?
I've been having problems with them as well. Often it won't connect, and half the music I bought with them either won't download or has disappeared entirely. There's no "download songs button " that I cab find... there really is something to be said for CDs, but when you just want a single song most avenues are a big pain.
He got it working. The money didn't matter, I just wanted to make him a bit happy in a rough time. Rather than getting it off his phone he used the computer and made a US account. So things worked out.
What's the law about paying overtime in Australia? Today my work(a big corporation no less) made me sign a thing saying I agree to only be paid till 10pm on a whole lot of days that I worked over that. Their reason is unless a manager personally asks me and I write it down with that managers name then they refuse to pay me and I have to sign saying I agree to the 10pm time. The thing is they get shitty if I don't finish the work and if it takes 15 or 20 minutes more then I gotta do it. I thought that stuff was illegal?
He got it working. The money didn't matter, I just wanted to make him a bit happy in a rough time. Rather than getting it off his phone he used the computer and made a US account. So things worked out.
The only thing illegal in that scenario is if you worked the period of time without them telling you that you wouldn't be paid for it. If you worked under those conditions then you must be paid.
They can however have a contract that says that in the future work after 10pm will not be paid unless its approved by a manager etc.
I never did get my Bacon donut tonight
Bacon scotch made up for it though!
Pizza was ok.
codswallop
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Time for some top 10 TV lists! Mine will undoubtedly have The Wire and Breaking Bad. Might have to think on the rest... Probably see inclusions by Arrested Development, Firefly, Louie, Seinfeld. Maybe Party Down and Curb Your Enthusiasm will make it in, too! Stay tuned!
reptilescorpio
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A pizza place tried to pull that shit on us too Darklord until we told them they would have to hire a whole new crew if they wanted to implement it. Union up man!
shanshan310
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I'm pretty sure if you are working you gotta be paid for it.
Well I technically could just walk out at 10pm but then managers would get pissed off for me not finishing and cleaning up. And in that case there excuse is to work faster. They want me to finish AND sign off on time but it's not possible. Especially if someone is sick that day. I actually never knew or was told to my memory. There is an adjustment sheet but according to them even if I sign that they can still refuse, a manager has to agree and sign off on it. I know a couple of the managers would sign off on anything for me but other ones like the big ones I'm not sure about.
It just seems weird they need my signature to agree to not be paid over. Like, what if I refused?
Not like I watch much TV these days, but
Simpsons (screw the haters)
LOST
Roger Ramjet, Danger Mouse, Bananaman equal three way tie for awesomeness
Kingswood Country (SCREW THE HATERS)
Buffy
Monty Python
The Late Show
Pizza
You Can't Do That On Television
Fat Albert
...I don't really like dramas.
Shit, Kenny Everett. That has to go on there somewhere. Damn show changed me in ways I dare not speak.
Simpsons (screw the haters)
LOST
Roger Ramjet, Danger Mouse, Bananaman equal three way tie for awesomeness
Kingswood Country (SCREW THE HATERS)
Buffy
Monty Python
The Late Show
Pizza
You Can't Do That On Television
Fat Albert
...I don't really like dramas.
Shit, Kenny Everett. That has to go on there somewhere. Damn show changed me in ways I dare not speak.
shanshan310
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My managers used to pull crap like this. Think about it, that's 20 minutes worth of work you are doing for them for free, every shift. How much money is that a year? I guess the problem is if you complain or walk off they can stop giving you work or something =/ Where I work if it takes longer they have to pay you for longer. Have you talked to them about it not being possible to finish in the time they've allocated? If so I would take it one step higher in the management chain. Or you can try refuse and see what happens.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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I've been a vegetarian since January this year, but have never liked bacon. I can not fathom how anyone can enjoy something so greasy and salty, with no nutritional value.
Also, Pepperoni > Bacon.
Yeah, I know. I have mentioned not being able to finish on time and they normally have the automatic answer to "be more productive". Next time they ask(being next week for tonight, 15 minutes overtime) I'll refuse and see what they say.
I misunderstood what I had signed until tonight. They're individual shifts that I have to sign, not as a whole. They way it was done I thought I was confirming I worked that shift. Like the computer didn't register it proper or something, that has happened several times with the shitty scanner. That's how I read it. It's only after I read it again and realized it sounded like they were cutting those extra minutes off which is when I asked.
shanshan310
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Good luck!
I like Bacon, but only without the fat on it. I can't eat fat, from any kind of meat. It's just... urgk. (Also My phone auto capitalises the B in Bacon, lol).
yuck yuck yuck.
I like Bacon, but only without the fat on it. I can't eat fat, from any kind of meat. It's just... urgk. (Also My phone auto capitalises the B in Bacon, lol).
reptilescorpio
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Bacon doesn't need to be salty dude. You just salty.
If you're working at a normal pace and you can't finish on time, either way it's their problem. Either you clock off on time work not completed, or they pay you until the work is done. You don't work for free and they should not be asking you to. If someone is sick, how exactly is that your fault? Fuck 'em, they pay you for your time or they don't get it.
Also, I'm not sure what your time sheets say, but never sign out earlier than you finished, always have it accurate, no matter what they say. It's very important for Work Cover and making sure you're covered under it. If you have an accident outside the times you have noted, it's important that they're accurate, because insurance companies will try to pay as little as they possibly can. Look out for yourself man.
sometimes i work 80 hours in a week and i am paid for 40. I often have to go away with work and am not paid 24/7 for the time i am working. When you are away with work you are on the clock all the time as you are under HR rules.
just the way it is these days
Depends what you negotiated in your contract. If you're on a salary that is inflexible in that regard because it's expected of you, then yes, that's the way it is.
salary jobs is the way it is dan, you can't negotiate on this. You are paid for the work output rather than hours in salaried positions. You can negotiate money but its hard to negotiate conditions because they can't individualise conditions in the workforce of salaried people else it would get nuts (aside from 4 day weeks etc if you want to go down that path)
of cousre yes to put that kinda work in you want to get good money else you leave.
because you worked in finance (yes insurance is part of finance industry) and finance has a union. When you are in a union based industry, you are protected from a lot of the shit employers pull these days
majority of new age jobs such as IT, marketing etc do not have unions. However those employees in those areas in traditional industries (finance, construction, manufacturing, retail and hospitality) are covered by a union.
Finance is different in many regards. For example, bonuses that are crazy generally at the medium tier of management.
I reckon if we were dumb enough to elect him, we'll be dumb enough to re-elect.
Shareholders.
All anyone cares about these days. Shareholders have no heart and no ethics generally. They are all generally pricks that don't care how employees are treated as long as they get their dividend
this world is going to destroy itself over finance and start again eventually. This treatment of humans is unsustainable.
it's also the major reason why that trade unions are HATED by those who are not in them. They are generally just jelly. Although some trade unions like the CFMEU are fucking idiots.
I'm kinda hoping it does. I want to see the "haves" become the "have nots" and smile.
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