Bus Drivers in Tenerife agree to stop work to protect jobs

Bus drivers from the Titsa company have agreed not to wrok for 22 days next year in an effort to protect jobs right across the company

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Hmm, very novel. I think I will lay myself off next winter then. Tax payer can foot the bill.

Fair play to them.

You wouldn't get any dole over here. You have to be off for 6 weeks I think.

I think you can get dole for part time hours.

Everybody should be self employed, That will sort out the lazy fecks, No work no eat,

And there would be work for all these self employed workers,would there,in this great utopia of yours???

Lots of the self employed are not angels when it comes to abusing the system.

The Lone Ranger wrote:You wouldn't get any dole over here. You have to be off for 6 weeks I think.

They don´t all get the paro here, it depends how long they have paid in as to how much they can get out that is why there are so many starving. I think I read somewhere they get around 70% of salary for the first 3 months and then 60% after that to a maximum of 24 months. So I assume all the drivers know it could be them that has no food so they are willing to do a work around.

A very noble thing the workers have done,imo.
Nice touch.

I can't get dole, but there again I have only worked for the last 32 years without claiming it, so probably don't qualify, over qualified maybe.

Same here. You're a feckin pariah if you're self employed in these islands!

No worries mate. Just have to re-invent yourself, Abdul Kev I am. Do you have any dependants? Yeh you bet. 6 Kids at home and another 4 in Uni. Do they live more than 25 miles away? Yes Sir, they rent a house off some chancer in Leeds called Reg. Reg Who? No Reg Smith.

They live in a house boat, owned by a chap called Mince, well almost a house boat, still get 25 in there.

Hmmmm, for those that dont know self employed have to sign on for 6 months before they even qualify for dole money.

innit wrote:
Lots of the self employed are not angels when it comes to abusing the system.

cant think what you mean d.quite sure the used car dealers etc. are as honest as the day is long.