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Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:45 pm Any of you cvnts volunteer? I'd really have liked to but can't

I see a 21yo has died in the last 24hrs - supposedly no underlying health conditions although presumably that really means is no known underlying conditions.

Rich B wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:39 pm So for those who might end up that way, is the whole furloughing thing up to £2500 net or gross?

Simon wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:47 pm

Rich B wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:39 pm So for those who might end up that way, is the whole furloughing thing up to £2500 net or gross?

Gross. It's then subject to normal tax and NI.

The wages cover, which relates to gross pay, will be backdated to the start of March and last for three months, but Mr Sunak said he would extend the scheme for longer "if necessary".

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:45 pm Any of you cvnts volunteer? I'd really have liked to but can't

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:45 pm Any of you cvnts volunteer? I'd really have liked to but can't

Nefarious wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:17 pm Am I missing something with the government financial support stuff?

Employees get 80% of their salaries
Self-employed currently under review and will probably get something beyond UC

What about the zero-hours people (especially in retail and hospitality), who've simply had their hours cut to nothing? They all seem to be getting FA, but I haven't heard anyone raising petitions etc as has been the case with the self employed ones

Gwaredd wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:40 pm I've never drawn a penny back from the money I’ve given the government since I left school and I'm loathed to start now.

NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:40 am

Gwaredd wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:40 pm I've never drawn a penny back from the money I’ve given the government since I left school and I'm loathed to start now.

I appreciate the sentiment but it’s your money. It’s not like you haven’t paid into the system for a couple of decades and are sponging. It’s your fucking money.

evostick wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:15 am People seem to be getting increasingly judgemental with regard to the actions of others. Quite irrationally so.

A lot of landscapers have just shut down. This is sensible due to the fact that they work in teams and around private residences.

Due to the fact that i've been practicing social isolation since leaving school, I work alone. Today I'll be visiting a converted Georgian manor house with 11 acres of garden which I've been maintaining for around 15 years now. I'll not be coming into contact with anyone at all. I have everything I need to keep working, I don't need to visit suppliers. I wear nitrile gloves whist getting fuel etc. My clients will be hugely gratified to see things being done. For doing this (according to some in my line of work) I'm letting the country down and I should be forcibly ordered to cease and desist. Apparently my actions right now will be remembered. I hope they will be by my customers.

I took on a little job in recently. Looking after the garden in a large house that's currently unoccupied. I visited yesterday. The old lady next door complained to the owner and he's asked me not to attend anymore. I asked him why he didn't just tell her to mind her own business. He replied that he just didn't want any trouble.

I'll keep going until ordered to do otherwise. The alternative of letting all my sites go to shit, sit at home doing fuck all for no good reason and try and get the several thousand a month I need from the state really has limited appeal to me for some reason.

I hope you all have a good day.

NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:40 am

Gwaredd wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:40 pm I've never drawn a penny back from the money I’ve given the government since I left school and I'm loathed to start now.

I appreciate the sentiment but it’s your money. It’s not like you haven’t paid into the system for a couple of decades and are sponging. It’s your fucking money.