[GOP_Raider]

Hmmmm, well I am prepared to work on Christmas Day. :-/

The nice thing about working a holiday as an hourly employee is that it’s the same work, but more pay! :)

[GOP_Raider]

Oh yeah, that reminds me this question is for Dave mainly...are you aware of a lot of religious/Judeo-Christian faiths that encourage it’s churchgoers to keep journals? I have heard from my grandparents (who are Seventh Day Adventists) that they are encouraged to do this, so I’m wondering if this is true for other faiths?

That also reminds me, I need to FReepmail you back at some point.

[snugs]

Good for you getting more pay I have heard that in some instances depending how your contract is worded that people just get time in lieu and no extra pay for working Christmas. It is a scam that a lot of companies have adopted in Britain when shops etc moved from traditional opening hours to evening and Sunday opening. Employees did same hours so no extra pay even if working on days traditionally that before were considered exceptions and therefore extra pay.

They offered employees cash sums etc to sign new conditions of employment some did and bitterly regretted it afterwards especially those who had an agreement not to work on a Sunday due to religious convictions and used to before signing new agreement work it out with colleagues to ensure it did not happen so having signed they can be forced to work or be in breach of their contract of employment and not only work on Sunday but at flat rate.

Similar but not the same my nan said one her best adult Christmas was spent in hospital she really enjoyed how the staff that had to work got in the spirit, they had Father Christmas and stocking with toiletries in them as gifts. A Carol service and full Christmas dinner and she said is was obvious that those working though would probably have preferred to have been at home with family enjoyed themselves as well. What sort of work do you do that means you have to work on Christmas Day? Some sort of monitoring or something that for health and safety reasons cannot be shut down during the holidays? I think for this reason a lot of engineering companies in Britain close for about 10 days including weekends at Christmas so that everything can be shut down safely and no one apart from maybe senior management or directors need to pop in. Even this is becoming less needed nowadays with email assessable from home for the directors.

[WFTR]

The nice thing about working a holiday as an hourly employee is that it’s the same work, but more pay! :)

If you don't mind being at work, that's a great deal. There are many people at the plant who love working overtime around the holidays because they make so much money.