Ha! I worked for LBTH years agoTalk about a waste of taxpayers money. The IT team I worked with had no work for about 2 months and they kept the entire team on. We were doing about 5 hours work a week and getting paid for 37.5!
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riverghost servicing your mum since,
Tue 9 Jan 2007, 14:03,
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An Architect I once metworked for Glasgow City Council. Same Story. 3 hour lunch breaks. Home at 2.30pm on a Friday...
Edit: Actually, Monday-Friday, early hometime.
(Edit: Actually, Monday-Friday, early hometime.
drunkenoaf,
Tue 9 Jan 2007, 14:04,
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*note to self*Become Architect
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AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now,
Tue 9 Jan 2007, 14:05,
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What I took from that wasWork for a council.*
*civil service pension too!
(*civil service pension too!
drunkenoaf,
Tue 9 Jan 2007, 14:07,
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Hmm.So what is the solution? Lay them off and get in contractors when you need them?
Once you have paid redundancy and then, later when you do need people, finding contractors, and then paying them contractors' rates (as opposed to public sector - i.e. low pay rates), it might not be the most cost-effective solution.
(Once you have paid redundancy and then, later when you do need people, finding contractors, and then paying them contractors' rates (as opposed to public sector - i.e. low pay rates), it might not be the most cost-effective solution.
F5 F5 F5 Can't be arsed.,
Tue 9 Jan 2007, 14:07,
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I was a contractor at theMoD. It is difficult getting lots of public sector people to do anything and impossible for them to be sacked. It's not like here in the private sector when I spend 40+ hours a week in the office on looking at the interweb.
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Tue 9 Jan 2007, 14:22,
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