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Agree! I'm a big fan of The Professionals and The Sweeney. The intro to The Professionals is a favourite of mine. Gordon Jackson was great.

[h=3]The Professionals intro 70s Martin Shaw Lewis Collins - YouTube[/h]
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The Professionals intro 70s Martin Shaw Lewis Collins Gordon Jackson.​
 
Australia is really stupid sometimes. I went out for lunch today, only to find a large number of places closed... And then those places that were open were charging a public holiday surcharge of between 10% and 20%.

What's more - the entire 4 days of this weekend are now regarded as a public holiday, so I expect many restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs to continue to charge these surcharges all weekend.


...I suddenly remember why I have been overseas for this weekend for better part of the past decade.



I understand that some people celebrate the religious holiday, and a whole lot more people are tired, and need a break... But penalty rates are a relic IMHO. The young retail and hospitality workers paying their way through university must love it, but for us regular "working stiffs" it doesn't make any sense.

I work, or am on call, every day of the year. I work a lot more than the regular 37-40 hours, and I never get paid any extra... and my lunch is suddenly 20% more expensive for the privilege of working in a mostly empty office on a public holiday.

grumble... maybe I need a new job? :(
 
I think you'll find a lot of places in Melbourne shut this weekend as employers are unwilling to pay around $40 plus per hour in wages.....
 
penegal said:
Australia is really stupid sometimes. I went out for lunch today, only to find a large number of places closed... And then those places that were open were charging a public holiday surcharge of between 10% and 20%.

What's more - the entire 4 days of this weekend are now regarded as a public holiday, so I expect many restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs to continue to charge these surcharges all weekend.


...I suddenly remember why I have been overseas for this weekend for better part of the past decade.



I understand that some people celebrate the religious holiday, and a whole lot more people are tired, and need a break... But penalty rates are a relic IMHO. The young retail and hospitality workers paying their way through university must love it, but for us regular "working stiffs" it doesn't make any sense.

I work, or am on call, every day of the year. I work a lot more than the regular 37-40 hours, and I never get paid any extra... and my lunch is suddenly 20% more expensive for the privilege of working in a mostly empty office on a public holiday.

grumble... maybe I need a new job? :(
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Good Friday is always a mystery to me as to what's open or closed and particularly what licensed premises are open and at what hours.
 
Julesmac said:
I think you'll find a lot of places in Melbourne shut this weekend as employers are unwilling to pay around $40 plus per hour in wages.....
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Indeed... ridiculous if you ask me.
 
If any help, the shops in Quebec are open Friday and shut Monday, while Ottawa are shut Friday but open Monday.

All that separates the shoppers is a bridge
 
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