Most minimum wage jobs here still pay vacation pay - by law, if you are
a full time employee. But, since min. wage does not meet the expense of
life, the vacation pay is added to the normal pay packet and when one is
given a week or so of vacation time (which the employer must do) the
employee has no money to take a vacation with and may even find it
difficult to make ends meet because there is no pay forthcoming for that
period that is supposed to be a vacation. Not much rest to be had while
fretting over a forced lack of income.
Could this mean that a lot of minimum wagers are actually turning into
artists??? (sarcasm)
D.
On 20/07/2012 1:39 PM, Ray Harrell wrote:
Paid vacation? Dream on.
REH
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*Subject:* [Futurework] Vacations???
What part of the word vacation do you not understand?
* /by/ Eve Tahmincioglu msnbc
* July 20, 2012
* Read Later
<http://www.readability.com/articles/cnqqztqh?legacy_bookmarklet=1>
*http://tinyurl.com/bpaytz3*
A growing number of employers are giving workers paid vacation time
these days. The only thing is, many of you don't understand what
vacation is all about.
Vacation means taking time away from work, relaxing and recharging.
That means, not working.
*Unfortunately, more than half of U.S. workers plan on working during
their vacations this year including everything from checking emails to
doing actual work tasks.*
A poll released this week by software company TeamViewer
<http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120717005234/en/TeamViewer-Majority-Work-Vacations>
and conducted by Harris Interactive in May, found that 52 percent of
those surveyed will be working while on vacation, up from 46 percent
the previous
<http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/mid/1508/articleId/843/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/Default.aspx>
year.
*Here's how the workaholic's vacation/work schedule breaks down,
according to the survey:*
* *Reading work-related emails -- 30 percent*
* *Receiving work-related phone calls -- 23 percent*
* *Wanting access to a document on my home computer -- 19 percent*
* *Receive work-related text messages -- 18 percent*
* *Wanting access to a document on my work computer -- 13 percent*
* *Being asked to do work by a boss, client or colleague -- 13 percent.*
The worst gender for this vacation offense are men with 56 percent
saying they were more likely to work, compared to 47 percent among women.
And the one group that can't seem to get a break is single working
Americans, who expect to be asked to do work by the boss more often
than their married counterparts, 15 percent versus 6 percent.
*For many workers, the decision to keep working through R&R times, is
about making sure jobs are secure and going above what's expected in
order to impress employers.*
But that can be a recipe for disaster and may ultimately hurt your job
performance.
"Rest and renewal ultimately increase our ability to be productive, it
is essential to completely unplug when on vacation," said Susan
Steinbrecher, a business consultant and author of "KENSHO: A Modern
Awakening, Instigating Change in an Era of Global Renewal."
"Most people don't take renewal seriously," she continued. *"I believe
our connected, always on, 24/7 society has lost the ability to
recharge and renew without distractions. The minute you check an email
or voice message while on holiday, you're likely to get sucked right
back in."*
Some employers seem to realize the importance of vacation for their
workers. The number of employers offering vacation benefits is
actually on the rise.
Today, more than half of organizations now provide paid time off,
including vacation days, compared to 42 percent in 2009m according to
a report released in June by the Society for Human Resource Management
<http://www.shrm.org/Research/SurveyFindings/Pages/default.aspx>.
And some firms are actually trying out unlimited vacation
<http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/19/12813563-latest-work-perk-unlimited-vacations?lite>
policies.
Alas, many workers still aren't taking their vacation days seriously,
or should I say, un-seriously.
*"Today's work environment of intense time pressures and limited
resources means we are all required to put in extra effort, energy and
time -- which can create a lot of stress," Steinbrecher maintained.
"This 'do more with less' work ethic means that if we don't completely
disengage when on vacation, we're not fully recharging or refueling."*
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