Guest Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, Snafu said: That reminded me that Tescos are getting a bit of flak right now for paying out dividends, around the same amount they were given by the government. Glad someone is doing well out of all this. They were damned if they did and damned if they didn't. There's also every chance that they'll be handing out a special dividend of around 50p per share by October, so long as the sale of their Thai business completes. The major flaw in the Gov schemes is that the large supermarkets are able to get the business rates holiday which was really designed for those smaller retailers who were struggling and even forced to close and by the same token the Furlough scheme is being abused by huge multinationals and the Billionaire owners of football clubs etc. In the Governments defence it was hasty and rushed through as a matter of necessity, however it still doesn't make it ethical, moral or right, but that's the world of business for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 32 minutes ago, greendot said: Since you insisted Not enough quality street/digestives being consumed there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, WATTOO said: My annual travel insurance with AMEX just auto renewed last week. It won't cover Coronavirus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Rugster said: It won't cover Coronavirus With a 2 week incubation period you could argue you'd be home before showing symptoms anyway... (Not a serious post before the end of the world posters waste more red dots.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Surely if classified as non essential they will simply be ordered to close again. In South Ayrshire trading standards officers are monitoring this very thing ensuring non essential business remains closed. Seems a grey area, the work are claiming we are essential as we supply electrical equipment and we do have stuff in hospitals and ships. I would've thought reacting on an emergency basis to support essential things like hospitals and crucial cargo carrying ships would be all that was required but apparently churning out run of the mill electrical equipment for private businesses is just as important. I might sling a wee message to my local MP though to see if he judges it as essential or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 30 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Every single soundbite I have heard from any UK govt source has suggested the measures will continue, absolutely no talk of "exit strategy" other than in the media and from the public. June for this version of lockdown sounds about right but until we get there we will continue to be spoon fed it it 2-3 week portions. They can't be seen to be giving dates as that would just encourage the millions of roasters in this country to chuck it earlier. The Gov certainly won't be saying anything about "opening up" in public, however the business lobby are in overdrive and this appears to be coordinated across the whole EU. It will be gradual and I'm sure we're looking at a couple of months yet, but I'm equally sure that it'll be coming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendot Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Not enough quality street/digestives being consumed there. She's young enough though i reckon, still got time to pick up that habit (oh wait thats nuns now!) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, dirty dingus said: It's 8 months away, Wuhan the epicentre are out of lockdown after 3 months. I think there will be a antibody test by then, if you have had it you will be clear to travel. Thailand had already introduced a show proof that you don't have it(doctors certificte) and get insurance to cover you if you get it measures before they ended up banning all international flights. I agree about travel opening up but there's bad news coming out from China about antibody tests, a study suggests they don't work if you've only had a minor episode of the virus, which also means you might not be immune unless you recover from the full blown hospitalised experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rugster said: It won't cover Coronavirus No, I'm sure it won't but I'm willing to take my chances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, greendot said: More than likely, but 'i was hearing' on the news that the current lockdown would be extended in the same way that Wales is going to extend it so that the UK is kept uniform (nurses again!) on how they're approaching things. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52215421 As Jason Leitch is saying we're not at the peak yet and when the peak does reach (estimated) next week it will last for a few days / week minimum so i can see the lockdown being extended until the end of April to make sure the numbers continue to reduce after the peak. I suspect that if people aren't careful in how they go about their daily life there could be a second spike when people think they are out of the woods just because the numbers are reducing (my opinion). I think that's an absolute certainty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Not enough quality street/digestives being consumed there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Anyone get a letter today from the government? Basically just telling you to stay home, seems odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 47 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Or only play 6 holes Ah, are we back to my tale of the two Dunfermline nurses? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, D.A.F.C said: Anyone get a letter today from the government? Basically just telling you to stay home, seems odd. You can't be very high priority, we both got ours last week... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Seems a grey area, the work are claiming we are essential as we supply electrical equipment and we do have stuff in hospitals and ships. I would've thought reacting on an emergency basis to support essential things like hospitals and crucial cargo carrying ships would be all that was required but apparently churning out run of the mill electrical equipment for private businesses is just as important. I might sling a wee message to my local MP though to see if he judges it as essential or not.My understanding (and bear in mind I'm just some gluepot off of the internet) is that your employer doesn't need to make any assertion about being "essential", because AFAIK no legislation has been passed ordering "non-essential" businesses to cease working. There's a list of businesses that are ordered to close but its pubs, restaurants, hotels, non-food shops and that. This is all AFAIK, I'm not a lawyer or govt employee or anything like that, and I may have missed some additional legislation to the statutory instrument I'm getting this from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/103/contents/made 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Just now, resk said: My understanding (and bear in mind I'm just some gluepot off of the internet) is that your employer doesn't need to make any assertion about being "essential", because AFAIK no legislation has been passed ordering "non-essential" businesses to cease working. There's a list of businesses that are ordered to close but its pubs, restaurants, hotels, non-food shops and that. This is all AFAIK, I'm not a lawyer or govt employee or anything like that, and I may have missed some additional legislation to the statutory instrument I'm getting this from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/103/contents/made The guidance has been so lax that far too many jumped-up small business owners can claim their business is essential and keep it open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Got the letter yesterday telling me how to behave in this crisis. Enjoyed the irony of a letter signed by some fat old Tory c**t who has wound up in hospital due to his stupidity and lack of personal care as I went about my workout in the sun in the back garden. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, resk said: My understanding (and bear in mind I'm just some gluepot off of the internet) is that your employer doesn't need to make any assertion about being "essential", because AFAIK no legislation has been passed ordering "non-essential" businesses to cease working. There's a list of businesses that are ordered to close but its pubs, restaurants, hotels, non-food shops and that. This is all AFAIK, I'm not a lawyer or govt employee or anything like that, and I may have missed some additional legislation to the statutory instrument I'm getting this from: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/103/contents/made We were all given letters to carry with us as we were told the authorities could ask to see proof that we were "critical workers". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 “I’m hearing....” is guaranteed to be Facebook news It’s actually on the last few pages of this very thread..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Why if we are back to normal by August will there be no holidays abroad later in the year, I'm already booked for a holiday in late November and by f**k will I need it.Whoosh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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