"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 06:09:34PM +0100, tim.... wrote:
"Roland Perry" wrote:
All very interesting stuff. Thanks. Must be quite a problem for drivers
to
see a GP if it's one of those surgeries where you can't get an
appointment
(even for non-urgent things) until you try calling the reception at 8am
the same day.
So they go to the doctors on a day when they are on lates.

Must be nice to be able to schedule your sickness. It's a trick I have
yet to manage.

Roland is talking about scheduling routine appointments of the sort that you
would be expected to make in your own time (he's linking this point with an
alternative discussion about doctor's crappy appointments systems that we
had elsewhere). If you are sick on the day, you take the day off as any
normal person would.



I was talking to someone a week or two ago about an employee who got
into
trouble because he took a day off at short notice to move house (one of
those occasions where they didn't know the completion date until the
last
minute).
In the worst case, why does someone actually need to be present when a
removals firm is moving you?

To let them in the front door. To make sure they don't nick stuff.
Etc.

The lack of flexibility in taking time off is a great reason why tube
drivers should be highly paid IMO.

It's a reason why they ARE I agree. but if they take the carrot they have
to accept the stick IMHO.

tim