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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google on Thursday November 09, 2023 @06:26PM (#38212860)
Do we? Could you describe the law?

I don't think we have much protection for these types of labour hirec(as we'd call them in Aus) arrangements

I don't want to get off topic but the NBN hasn't even worked. I'm only offered wireless in my apartment 4km from the CBD, currently 1.7 Mbps
Re:The worst sales promotion in history on Monday October 24, 2022 @12:44AM (#33313007)
Punch Drunk Love, but that was a different scheme based on this guy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Phillips_(entrepreneur)

Can confirm, at a big 4, billed out at 8x
Re:The Uber Bubble on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:19PM (#31078403)
I worked for the owner driver regulator of my country. People would take these jobs that they were making a loss on and not realise and be bankrupt in 6 months
Re:The Uber Bubble on Monday April 18, 2022 @08:15PM (#31078372)
Which goes t to show the mass amount of this happening in India. Ilived there in 2017, drivers didn't understand what Pool was and let everyone out at the first stop.
Can you show me a country the size of Australia with <1000 COVID deaths?
You can take leave its just not paid. IIrc you can take abscences of up to 12 months due to illness or inury unpaid, before they may be justified in letting you go.

Most jobs have at least: 4 weeks paid leave (annual) 2 weeks sick leave (which may require a note depending on company policy) 12 months parental leave for new/adoptive parents 6 weeks of Long service leave after 7 years, growing at the rate of roughly one week per year thereafter In addition to this we have 13 days of public holiday

Source: Australian employment lawyer

Re:What’s it like working at a large tech company? on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:59PM (#21849309)
What was ypour path to get to that? I knew software paid well, but not that well