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Who doesn't follow Singapore's holiday at work?

Post by serendipity » Mon, 01 May 2006 1:41 pm

Meaning have to work on Singapore's holidays like today :(

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Re: Who doesn't follow Singapore's holiday at work?

Post by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 01 May 2006 3:50 pm

serendipity wrote:Meaning have to work on Singapore's holidays like today :(
My better half has to work on almost every holiday. But so do most people who work in the hospitality industries unless they are in administration/accounts. If in the front lines well somebody has to do it. Will be moreso once the IR's are built.

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Post by Vaucluse » Sun, 07 May 2006 8:27 am

Had to fly up to KL for a meeting . . . who says it's good being your own boss . . .
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Post by coldlass » Tue, 09 May 2006 8:50 pm

haha.. i am one of them. no choice, hospitality industries are like that, cant expect all guest service agents to go on leave on PH and left no one to check in and check out the guests. haha

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Post by Carpe Diem » Tue, 09 May 2006 11:01 pm

serendipity, just to make you feel better, the first public holiday I took since about a year was on May 1st. And I will miss the holidays this week...
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Post by serendipity » Tue, 09 May 2006 11:13 pm

Me too for this week :cry:
The good thing is I can take a day off on my b'day, the mark of the end of my toddlerhood! :lol: Actually not really a happy event, when the cold reality kicks in, doh! :evil:

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Post by riversandlakes » Fri, 12 May 2006 2:36 am

I'd rather work on public holidays and encash it later ;)
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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Sat, 13 May 2006 10:41 pm

riversandlakes wrote:I'd rather work on public holidays and encash it later ;)
If you work in the Hospitality Industry there is nothing to encash. It's part and parcel of your employment contract. You will get a day off in lieu and that's all.
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