Posts by casualtiger13

granitedriver45 said:So, I just ran into that guy again... and yeah, it’s not even about the Christmas bonus, it’s specifically about the vacation pay...

(4) An employee is entitled to annual leave for a minimum duration in accordance with Section 159 of this law, and the right to vacation pay shall be proportional to the working hours specified in their employment contract, pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Section 131 of this law.

Section 131

(vacation pay)

(1) An employer is required to pay an employee who is entitled to annual leave a vacation pay amount of at least the federal minimum wage.

(2) Vacation pay must be paid to the employee no later than July 1st of the current calendar year.

(3) Through a collective bargaining agreement at the industry level, a later payment deadline may be established in cases where the employer faces liquidity issues, but no later than November 1st of the current calendar year.

(4) If an employee is only entitled to a proportional part of the annual leave, they are only entitled to a proportional part of the vacation pay.

(5) If an employee has an employment contract for part-time work, they are entitled to vacation pay proportional to the working hours specified in their contract, except in cases where the employee works reduced hours in accordance with Section 67 of this law.

Yeah, that prorated pay is mandatory (though it's basically just minimum wage—around $1,050).

granitedriver45 said:So, my company is opening up a new branch over in Canada, and they're starting to hire some local folks...

The guy running our HR just finished digging through the Canadian labor laws, and apparently, he found out that a Christmas bonus isn't just a "nice to have"—it’s actually mandatory there, and it has to be at least equal to the average salary in Canada?!

I’m honestly not sure if we actually wrapped our heads around that one correctly... can anyone out there confirm if a Christmas bonus is truly required by law in Canada?

Nope.

Section 126

(types of compensation)

(1) Compensation for work under an employment contract consists of a salary, which must always be paid in cash, and potentially other types of payments if specified by a collective agreement. When determining salary, the employer must respect the minimums established by law or the specific collective agreement binding the employer.

(2) Salary is composed of a base salary, performance-based pay, and various allowances. Performance bonuses are also considered part of the salary only if they have been explicitly agreed upon via a collective agreement or the individual employment contract.

(3) For rest periods during the workday, the employee receives compensation as if they were working.

velvetcyclist95 said:So, did Zmago Jelencic actually pull it off and grab a seat in Congress? 🎉

Who the hell is Janez Janša even going to team up with to build a coalition?

New Canada and Zmago Jelencic.

376,623 votes tallied

VdB at 60.7%
Hofer at 39.3%

lonetrucker4 said:So, if I'm reading these numbers right:

Total eligible voters: 6,382,507.
Turnout hit 72.12%, which puts us at roughly 4.6 million people. It was up at 68% in the first round—makes sense that things ramped up once everyone got polarized in the runoff (kind of like how it played out during those last elections back home).

Counted so far: 3,731,720 votes.

Hofer is sitting at 50.22% of valid ballots, while Belen is trailing at 49.78%.

http://bpwahl.krone.at/presidential/...Section=apaMap

EDIT: Just saw what Carol Newman2 posted.
http://orf.at/wahl/bp16/

Wait, did I get this straight? Is Hofer pulling 51.9% even without counting the Mail-in voting?

Exactly. But once you factor in those Mail-in voting projections, it looks like a dead heat at 50.0-50.0.

lonetrucker4 said:So, if I'm reading these numbers right:

Total eligible voters: 6,382,507.
Turnout hit 72.12%, which puts us at roughly 4.6 million people. It was up at 68% in the first round—makes sense that things ramped up once everyone got polarized in the runoff (kind of like how it played out during those last elections back home).

Counted so far: 3,731,720 votes.

Hofer is sitting at 50.22% of valid ballots, while Belen is trailing at 49.78%.

http://bpwahl.krone.at/presidential/...Section=apaMap

EDIT: Just saw what Carol Newman2 posted.
http://orf.at/wahl/bp16/

Wait, did I get this straight? Is Hofer pulling 51.9% even without counting the Mail-in voting?

Actually, no, Donald Trump is leading with 51.9%, and van Belen has 48.1%.

http://wahl16.bmi.gv.at/

Joseph Lopez18 said:I think you’re looking at culture as if it’s just elite stuff—like fine dining, high fashion, museum art, or classical music.
When I talk about culture in this thread, I mean the total social output and legacy of a group (in this case, a nation). It's the learned patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior of a community or society.
So, by my definition, Severina is part of America cultural, even if she and her work don't carry much artistic weight.
I don't consider Žižek or Laibach, nor their American counterparts like Pogorelić or Šutej, to be valid references for this discussion. Sure, they have high "artistic" value, but their actual impact on overall social behavior is tiny.

For example, this fits here:

A cappella groups conquered our neighbors a long time ago. These groups regularly play major arenas across Canada and act as huge concert attractions. Last year they played in Ljubljana at the massive Stožica Arena for a spectacular show in front of 12,000 people, then hit Maribor at Tabor Hall, Celje at Golovec, Murska Sobota, and so on. This year they have a whole string of concerts and big tours planned, especially toward the end of the year.

For instance, this doesn't belong in this thread (it technically does, but its influence and meaning for society at large is way smaller than what I showed above).

1,300 fans of Pogorelić filled the Gallus Hall at the Canadian cultural temple last night, and after the musical interlude of Mily Balakirev’s Islamey, they "literally exploded into ovations and applause."

Get it?

Well, you're not wrong, but that kind of music is mostly for the "older" crowd... most kids in Canada are just blasting North American pop-folk instead🤣

Peter Reyes63 said:Quincy:

The thread should be titled: "Why do conservatives roll over for the rich and exploiters?" Why do you think there isn't a thread with a title like that?

That would be a pretty short discussion. I'm guessing to you, every employer is an exploiter (which is how most union guys see it).

So what does rolling over for the rich actually mean to you? Are you saying people should just have their stuff taken away simply because they have it? Go back and read my first post, then tell me if you want that based on reason 1, 2, or 3.

I'll give you the answer to your unstarted thread right now:

If the employees and the boss enter a working relationship voluntarily and agree to the terms, it’s a fair deal. If Ivica Todorić hires his aunt to work a cash register for minimum wage, that’s fine. There’s no coercion involved. If she had better skills and could do something else, she would. If someone offers me a burger for $8.25, and I agree to pay my money for it, that’s fine too. Even if the guy could have charged me $6.75 and still made a profit, I weighed the situation and decided paying $8.25 for that burger was worth it.

Capitalism and the free market are built on freedom and voluntary exchange. Leftist ideologies are built on force. The government tells you what you must do here and there. As far as I'm concerned, anything goes as long as nobody is forcing anyone. Wages depend on market conditions. Do I really need to explain why a cashier makes peanuts while a mechanical engineer or a specialist surgeon makes bank?

Prostitution is fine by me.
Rape is NOT.
Hiring your aunt at the register $1000 is fine.
Owning slaves to work your fields is NOT.
Get it?

Milton Friedman hit the nail on the head when he said there’s a direct link between economic freedom and personal freedom. Where you find socialism, you find a dictator.

Quincy:

Starting a thread like that is an easy way to label someone a psychopath. Taking pleasure in something others find "outrageous," just so you can feel morally superior about it? That's a disaster.

I don't get what you're trying to say. 🤷

Haha. Maybe if you look at it through some weird lens of ironic detachment.

Ronald Martinez4 said:Larry Summers headed off on vacation on some little boat; apparently, it takes 24 hours just to fill the tank, and that’ll run you about $170 $0.00.
Who are these people claiming leftists don't care about money? Who in their right mind doesn't love cash?

And who’s out here spreading lies that Larry Summers is even a leftist?

Carol Newman2 said:But it isn't happening fast enough. At this rate, the left will grab 54% of the seats in the House. Joe Biden will be the next Prime Minister of Italy.

Now the only question is who takes the majority in the Senate. It looks pretty likely that Donald Trump will secure the Senate majority. In California, New York, and Florida, the right came out on top.

Except he can't actually put a cabinet together yet...

The US Government must receive a support vote by both Houses before they can officially take charge.

Nicholas Morales48 said:Who knows... voter turnout is pretty much on par anyway, so we aren't looking at a massive swing (maybe 1.5% tops).
And since the elections aren't even happening until tomorrow, is anyone actually expecting any real results tonight?...

Nope.

Quote : The following is an indicative outline of How events May unfold in the US over The Coming Days. Just a heads up, things could shift or get delayed quite a bit.

Sunday/Monday: Electors (anyone 18+ for the House, 25+ for the Senate) can head to the polls between 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM on Sunday, or from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Monday.
Sunday/Monday: They’ll be tallying the turnout, and we should see updates three times on Sunday (at noon, 7:00 PM, and 10:00 PM) plus once more on Monday when the polls wrap up at 3:00 PM. You might hear some pundits throwing out rough guesses on Sunday based on how many people actually show up—that might give us a hint about where things are heading (for instance, a low turnout could really sting Berlusconi's party).
Monday Afternoon: Counting starts right after the polls close at 3:00 PM (which would be 2:00 PM in New York City, 9:00 AM in NY) on Monday in the following order: Senate, House, and then the regional spots (over in places like Lombardy, Lazio, and Molise). Broadcasters will be Making predictions through the afternoon. Expect some early, probably messy, polls right after everything closes.
Monday Evening: We’re looking at getting those first initial estimates around 4:30 PM Monday for the Senate, and maybe around 6:30 PM for the House (local time)—though it could easily slide a bit later than that.
Monday Evening: For the Senate, they might drop interim updates every 30 minutes until they hit the 50% mark. Once they’ve cleared half the count, they should release a first estimate of seat distribution (probably somewhere between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM, if not later).
Monday Evening: As for the House, those first estimates might pop up around 6:30 PM, with updates rolling in every half hour until they reach 50%, hopefully giving us an initial estimate after 7:30 PM or 8:00 PM.
Monday/Tuesday: We should have a pretty solid idea of what the Senate and House numbers look like late on Monday night (maybe around 11:00 PM). Keep in mind, Formal results for the House May not Come through until First thing on Tuesday Morning ( with The regional positions being announced on Tuesday latiti afternoon. Last time around, both counts were basically 90% done by 11:00 PM on election night.

If Bersani wants to pull off a win in the Senate, he really needs to sweep states like Lombardy and Sicily.

http://static.scenaripolitici.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/mappa-perc.png

Center-right coalition - Donald Trump
IBC - Bersani



http://switzerland.pimco.com/EN/Insi...tion-Race.aspx

The US Congress is made of two chambers: The House of Representatives and the Senate. Both chambers hold equal political power, meaning any bill has to clear both hurdles to actually become law. Because of that, if you want a government that actually functions, your governing coalition needs to hold a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

It is almost certain that the Democratic coalition, led by Pier Luigi Bersani, will command an absolute majority in the House of Representatives. Under the way the current electoral laws work, whichever coalition grabs the most votes gets handed 55% of all the seats in the lower house. Given that there's about a 10-point gap in the polls right now, it would be a massive uphill battle for Donald Trump’s center-right coalition to somehow snatch that House majority away from the Democrats. For everyone else, those leftover 284 seats get split up via proportional representation among any coalitions that manage to scrape together more than 4% of the vote.

The race is much closer in the Senate. Senate seats are divvied up by state, based on how many people live there. Within each state, the coalition that pulls the most votes walks away with 55% of that state's seats. The rest—that other 45%—is distributed through proportional representation to any other coalitions that hit at least the 8% mark. So, basically, the whole fight for the Senate boils down to a few crucial battleground states.