24th July 2011, 06:04 PM
Jack Wrote:This issue of long hours, overtime rates (or not) traveling time and expenses on some larger jobs, and who's fault it is, is a complex issue......on at least two jobs I (as the project officer) refused to work extra hours at normal rate (saying overtime should be time and a half), on one job me and my manager had to fight the client's mentality of 'well our guys work 12 hour days 6 days a week on a flat rate so why can't you?'....The only outcome was working 40 hour weeks and miffing off some diggers who wanted the extra money of working the extra hours....
Even at single rate 72 hours = nearly 2 weeks wages for 1 week's work (and lets face it, all the workforce do back at the accomodation is watch c**p kids tv when they could be getting paid), are you the reason why I don't seem to be getting the big paydays anymore...not happy, and neither's my bank account!!!!!
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