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Keir Starmer at it again..

I find it nuts that the age a child becomes responsible for their actions and able to make informed decisions varies so much depending on what it is they're up to
 
leedswolf said:
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To explain, I'm not sure there should be a DEFINITE criminal age of responsibility at all. Children mature at different ages.

I would much prefer a test on a case by case basis, using something like the M'Naghten rules for insanity. Did the child know what they were doing, and did the child know it was wrong.

That would be miles better than a blanket age for all cases.
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
To explain, I'm not sure there should be a DEFINITE criminal age of responsibility at all. Children mature at different ages.

I would much prefer a test on a case by case basis, using something like the M'Naghten rules for insanity. Did the child know what they were doing, and did the child know it was wrong.

That would be miles better than a blanket age for all cases.
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Thanks.
 
I’ve gone to a four day week. After Covid, and some health issues, I struggled with a full week, so asked to drop a day.
I’m so much better at my job now, on the four days that I am working, because I have the energy that I need to do it properly.
I’m not good for much on the day I don’t work, but it means that I can spend weekends more meaningfully with my kids, jobs at home etc.

One of the best things I’ve ever done, and my school / students get more out of me as a result. I get paid pro rata for my basic salary, in full for my responsibility (I’m head of a small department).

If anyone gets the opportunity, and is lucky enough to be able to afford it, I’d recommend it.
 
catfishwolf said:
I’ve gone to a four day week. After Covid, and some health issues, I struggled with a full week, so asked to drop a day.
I’m so much better at my job now, on the four days that I am working, because I have the energy that I need to do it properly.
I’m not good for much on the day I don’t work, but it means that I can spend weekends more meaningfully with my kids, jobs at home etc.

One of the best things I’ve ever done, and my school / students get more out of me as a result. I get paid pro rata for my basic salary, in full for my responsibility (I’m head of a small department).

If anyone gets the opportunity, and is lucky enough to be able to afford it, I’d recommend it.
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What you’re doing is great. I think most people struggle to understand cutting a day with no increase in hours on the days you work and still getting the same pay.
 
Wilf Wolf said:
What you’re doing is great. I think most people struggle to understand cutting a day with no increase in hours on the days you work and still getting the same pay.
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I get it. We have become brainwashed/conditioned that full time work is x hours for y wages when we should be looking at productivity in return for wages. There is plenty of research out there that points to increased productivity, increased efficiency, better well-being so decreased sickness absence, better use of resources and technology and makes an employer more attractive to better talent. We need to look at the organisation of work in new and innovative ways.
 
Wilf Wolf said:
What you’re doing is great. I think most people struggle to understand cutting a day with no increase in hours on the days you work and still getting the same pay.
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Definitely, I have that feeling a bit (at least for myself where the guilt factor comes into play; for others I can more easily see the increase in productivity / output).
For me, obviously if I’m not in school then I’m not teaching, so can’t really expect to be paid for that, but my head of dept output has improved by being in a day less. I was happy to take 0.8 pay for that, but my head said he’d pay me full rate because I was still doing everything in the role.
My teaching has also improved because I’m not bloody knackered all the time!
 
The problem comes if you are in a customer facing role, or in a service role like teaching, then if you are not there then someone needs to be there. That’s an extra cost which needs to be borne by someone. Expecting an employer to bear that while still paying existing employees the same is slightly unrealistic.
 
Tredman said:
The problem comes if you are in a customer facing role, or in a service role like teaching, then if you are not there then someone needs to be there. That’s an extra cost which needs to be borne by someone. Expecting an employer to bear that while still paying existing employees the same is slightly unrealistic.
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That’s only because the world of work has been created to imply that you have to work full time hours to do a job full time…and therefore the way work is organised revolves around that. Change the way we think about how work is organised and the benefits of a shorter working week would pay for itself, for the employer and the employee.

If, as the research suggests, productivity increases then the only barrier is people’s attitudes.
 
The Saturday Boy said:
That’s only because the world of work has been created to imply that you have to work full time hours to do a job full time…and therefore the way work is organised revolves around that. Change the way we think about how work is organised and the benefits of a shorter working week would pay for itself, for the employer and the employee.

If, as the research suggests, productivity increases then the only barrier is people’s attitudes.
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I don’t follow. I sell someone something and, on Friday, they decide they need help with that something. We’re a small team and no one works Friday. What happens?
 
Tredman said:
I don’t follow. I sell someone something and, on Friday, they decide they need help with that something. We’re a small team and no one works Friday. What happens?
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If you don't have staff working on Friday, then you are.organising your work incorrectly. I assume you cover Saturday and Sunday in case someone needs help and everyone works seven days a week?
 
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