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Another reason I gave up employees. Does FW not consider that this has the added issue of the transport company could have lost their contract with Woolies had they done nothing? But because they didn't follow procedures, for $65 and full bladder he gets $16K. I had a case similar and...

Dear All I would venture to say, /...........ALL of the ABOVE, employes, job, houses, entitlement is being debated because ALL is in flux because we are in great moment of change in our 1st World Australia. So many things are unsure, unsafe, etc..we are so confused as a nation. And when...

My microwave was bought same year for $599. Top of the line model for long life, and it was, it lasted 26 years. Peter

I bought was 1987, and my house, 2 bedder near near town house with SLUG in Coffs Harbour Mid north cost cost me in 1989 cost me $72,500. Hope that allows the comparison. IK know we also bought a second hand quuen bed for $400 at auction in 1989. Peter

So ditto here. Quality is much less on most consumable items. I binned my 27 year old microwave, repaired once, still working, 3 months back, with much sadness. Wife made me on space issues. And I buy microwaves for client offices and we aim to get 2 years at best out of them. As...

You know us oldies and wiser types should have thread on what ot do when young. Instead of complaining. If so my advice would be: buy what you can afford when you can in the best area you can as soon as possible. Once you buy anything it moves you to a higher maturity level...

Yes it is always been mindset. Some save and some don't. Lizzie well done! For me: 10 years ago my sister inherited enough money to set up herself in new home and her two kids with a 20% deposit and then rent out a home each. Would have even got the FHOB then. I set up the strategy and begged...

I am confused. Way I see it: you want to buy a house, you find one you can afford and you buy. if you afford the one you want, you keep looking. My first house was the least desirable suburb in the area. I have said for years on this forum buy in (Sydney) Chippendale, Redfern, Kings...

I think the point tis if you buy the most affordable doer upper in the western suburbs instead of the new MC Mansion they are much more affordable. Thats apples with apples. Peter

+1 on this. My mum and dad had 3 bed housing commission built fibre cement, fenced, with two concrete strips as driveway for $10k in 1969. Dad worked two jobs and grew veggies and mum worked one job and they eventually got the luxury of metal clad garage, internal fences, and a rattler AC...

Good post and I note my last one is now a bit redundant. But as Aaron says and I agree: you can still find bargains if you willing to look, hard and accept less. Peter

Ideo I don't know your age so you may not know that as late as 1990 a bank considered a wife income as temporary as once married, her job was to have kids and stop work. Then in early 1990s the banks included the partners ( read wife) income. Combined with increases in female wages and bingo...

Off topic a bit but... The Upside of this I don't care culture is employees who do care are much more valuable than ever. What gets me is the sense of entitlement some have. I want, want , want and give it to me. That one of my big issues with the ALP is they don't look after those...

But not all employees. Sadly I have found more than a small percentage of my employees take advantage of my trust in them and the trust of the managers whom I employ. Lies, drugs, sickies, stealing, etc.... You don't need the level of cover they have put in place to achieve that. A...

Hi Geoff But why Geoff why? Are we breeding such, selfish, cruel, ignorant yobbos that they think it is acceptable to steal, smoke drugs, cheat, lie, bully, sexually harass, watch porn , offend others etc etc etc at the workplace? Are we? That is why it is so hard for us small...

FYI I have about a 50 page works contract. Use of phone for incidental private purposes is acceptable. Use for porn is not. Peter

As an employer what I distress over is this: if I don't act, a female employee will claim I condoned sexual harassment and sue me if I do sack, I unfairly dismiss and get sued Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't. Honestly, it is a joke. And we are breeding a workplace of...

I had the reverse. SOmeone who represented to me he was company, fully legit and even gave invoices etc...and then when workcover auditted me, well, he lied. Sadly it is not and offence for him to misrepresent only for the poor sucker employer to do so. I dont mind onerous rules but it is...

Thanks Redwing. Send a modified version to all my contractors to weed them out. I was caught once with dodgy contractor and never again.

This is the latest stupid idea but I think, at this stage, only an idea. We are turning our country in an un-economic basket case. Bring on the election. Regards Peter