Things they don't tell you about working abroad....

[Bushmaster]

23. Bank Holidays.

You can forget all about these. If it is a Bank Holiday at home, it won't be where you are.

And the other side of the coin is that if it is a Bank Holiday where you are, it won't be at home, so everyone in head office will expect you to work normally.

BM

(the only person working on National Day in the whole Steaming Republic of Heatsville).

[pdV6]

S'funny. My brother in law has spent most of his adult life working in various countries around the world.

Usually manages to negotiate UK bank holidays plus local public holidays. Which is nice.

[Howitzer]

12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 13 weeks.

Holidays, what are they then?

Dave!

[PhillT]

Here in the UAE we get Muslim and Christian holidays off. I have about 10 days off in December. Wooo, etc.

[Lord Pikey]

Zee Germans have a lot of bank hols, but they work a 40 hour week and i work a British 37

so i win.

[GT03ROB]

go to India....you get Hindu, Muslim, Sikh & Christian days off plus national holidays!

[Bushmaster]

Contractually I get local holidays, but taking them is another kettle of scaly things.

[Blue Meanie]

Howitzer said:

12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 13 weeks.

Holidays, what are they then?

Dave!

Same here, except I'm on a 5 week on, 5 week off rotation... Holidays? I only get 6 months a year off!

[juice]

We get loads of Bank holidays here, flip side is that only 2 co-incide with the markets being shut, so we work them...Still - we do get days' off in lieu to use at other times, so not all bad I guess.

[beanbag]

Bushmaster said:

23. Bank Holidays.

You can forget all about these. If it is a Bank Holiday at home, it won't be where you are.

And the other side of the coin is that if it is a Bank Holiday where you are, it won't be at home, so everyone in head office will expect you to work normally.

BM

(the only person working on National Day in the whole Steaming Republic of Heatsville).

What difference does it make anyway!? I get 14 public holidays here in Austria and not one of them coincides with any British holidays. (I believe you only get 11 in the UK).

[juice]

Must admit its quite nice here - we actually celebrate the Queen's Birthday and Remembrance Day - both are holidays here, as they should be. Well remembrance day anyway, not so sure about the validity of the Queen's birthday, as she gets two - the greedy cow

[V8mate]

juice said:

Must admit its quite nice here - we actually celebrate the Queen's Birthday and Remembrance Day - both are holidays here, as they should be. Well remembrance day anyway, not so sure about the validity of the Queen's birthday, as she gets two - the greedy cow

WTF? Neither are holidays here in the UK.

[Fuchs]

How about this for a laugh?

In Switzerland if a National holiday falls on a weekend then you dont get a day off.

So be thankfull all you UK workers who always get your bank holiday regardless of what actual day the holiday falls on........

[trooperiziz]

euroboy said:

Bank holidays.... what are those!!??

Im contracted 4 days on, 2 off - doesnt matter what day of the year it is, XMas day (etc) or otherwise, you come to work as usual.

<Checks profile to see what you do>

"Seperating dots on a screen "?

The only thing I can think of is ATC? Although if it is that I think you are playing your role down a little bit...

[amir_j]

If your contracting, then they dont tell you that you may well haver to pay more tax when you get back