> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 23:12 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Tragedy in Israel
> > Oh, wait, correction. It is the year 2002; from now on I will see > > basic military training happen *four* days per week. :-) > > OK, what happened to warrant that change? Tom happened. :-) The normal work week here has 38 hours; typically that means you work 40 hours per week (5 x 8) and get 12 additional days off per year (known as Labour Time Reduction). The Defense Dept. allows its personnel to work for a different number of hours, and allows quite some creativity with the duty roster. FREX, I could get a contract for 40 hours instead of 38, and thus get 12 additional days off. What I did was choose a 36 hour contract for four days per week (Monday - Thursday); the result is a work week of 4 x 9 hours. This allows me to do more work around the house, thereby making Sonja�s life a bit easier. It also makes it easier for her to go back to a paid job, one day per week to begin with. And of course (very important reason) it allows me to spend much more time with Tom. The downside: I will be home later (at least 1 hour 15 minutes), and my pay is reduced proportionally (pay for 36 hours instead of 38 hours; a pay cut of approx. 5%). Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
