Ah here.
Maria writes:
Great job scaring people into going into work during a storm…
This morning.
Location unspecified.
Stephen Hanlon writes:
When you don’t like the look of those Opheila storm clouds and can’t decide to open or not!
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RTE are reporting it differently:
“ISME has said that employers have a duty of care to their workers under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act “
Exactly. Some employers will chance their arms. Point them to the relevant section of the Act. Which I can’t be bothered to google.
Click to edit?!? O joy.
I don’t need to though. It’s perfectky crafted,
The two statements aren’t exclusive to each other. Employers have a duty to employees while at work (not including travel to and from work), but shutting down an office isn’t protected leave, so no obligations to pay.
at last someone who gets the conundrum.
you paying attention Harry? Per your comment below I’m having a very specific go and you know it unless you have difficulty reading today. tell me Harry because I’m sure you have a degree in employment law.
I have a small business. do I close my doors, yes or no? do I have a duty of care to my employees while they travel to or from work, yes or no? do I pay my employees who can’t come to work today because of the knock on of the schools, yes or no? does my insurance cover my losses for the day, yes or no?
A declared public holiday would have clarified all of this. Why not do that?
can you not use your own cop on and discretion or do you need a nanny state to hold your hand doing everything?
who should know your business and drive your business and decide your business – you or the state?
A Harvey Wallbanger to settle the nerves for lunch is called for , for those of nervous disposition. Enjoy!
My local “big” supermarket is jammed. It’s like Christmas eve morning.
to second that I’ve just passed a petrol station which I see on a daily basis with a queue right out onto the road
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You’re right Maria, all the employers are rubbing their hands in glee cos they get a chance to fupp their staff. Get out of here you commie scrounger. No chance of offence will pass you!
lol, about time they clipped your wings
Got any more desperate tales about migration ruining Ireland?
Or what about the one about liberalism making puppets of us all?
Im a big fan of migration and how we have responded brilliantly in welcoming all who come here. Always have been, so sorry about that kid. As for the manic faux liberalism we are slaves to, yes, I think its a total pain in the hoop and getting us nowhere fast.
Now whats your excuse?
And why the constant moderation BS? Takes the edge of my witty reparteeee
ah I’m sorry but govt has lost the complete run of itself here in all the desperation to show everyone what a great disaster plan they have….to top it off the one thing they didn’t do has everyone at work in a spin – why didn’t they declare a public holiday???? all utter confusion dealt with there and then
instead we have citizens now (workers, employers, schoolchildren, elderly…) panicking & frightened in all sorts of ways & not knowing whether they are coming or going
all ably abetted by a media itching for disaster porn event, ridiculous like something you’d see on an episode Family Guy
stay safe everyone
what are not actually moaning about? I can’t make it out? is it just a general fupp the government moan?
Great money to be made on a day like today, people are desperate!
Not a day for cycling. And I’ll tell you that for free. I’m banjaxed.
Just replying here to check the edit button and say get well soon :)
5 minutes to edit, cool, good stuff BS
Thank you, Bertie.
I may change this within the next 4 minutes and 59 seconds.
Curious to know if you get a second 5 minutes to edit your edits.
No, you don’t – it’s 5 minutes in total. Assume you can do as many as you like so long as it’s within 5 minutes. And the countdown continues while you’re typing.
Edit?
EDIT! No more silly spelling mistokes!
That countdown is vaguely sinister, though.
Gotten over the reggae conniption have we? Looks like you’re forgiven Bertie.
We can edit now?
Great to see bicycle free roads.
If you wanted the day off you should have got a job in the public sector and semi states. Meanwhile everyone in my place got in early since there was sod all traffic.
Or Dunnes, or Penneys, or Ikea, or Peter Mark…
Let’s hope you manage to get home without a tree blocking the road, or a slate taking the head off ya