Thursday, 30 July 2009
Working on Vacation, A Chore Or A Choice?
With the holiday time now on us we recently had an interesting debate among YRCL EU management. The European legal requirement is a mandatory 28 days and in some EU countries it is even higher, this is very different to many of our own offices globally.
While our business leaders will often not take their full holiday allocation because they view this as their own company, which also means that when they are on vacation they will continue with their meetings, calls and general communication.
The argument can be that it doesn't give people proper time to switch off, but our clients never stop, so we also can never stop although we can scale down. It is also important that we have a team around us that ensures our clients do not suffer because of our holiday periods.
As I sit and watch a Spanish sunset with my family a few hours work each day is a small sacrifice. Modern technology give us the best of both worlds as had this been 20 years ago without a blackberry or similar technology I would not be here.
While our business leaders will often not take their full holiday allocation because they view this as their own company, which also means that when they are on vacation they will continue with their meetings, calls and general communication.
The argument can be that it doesn't give people proper time to switch off, but our clients never stop, so we also can never stop although we can scale down. It is also important that we have a team around us that ensures our clients do not suffer because of our holiday periods.
As I sit and watch a Spanish sunset with my family a few hours work each day is a small sacrifice. Modern technology give us the best of both worlds as had this been 20 years ago without a blackberry or similar technology I would not be here.
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Thank you as 2008 draws to a close
To all staff at YRC Logistics UK and NL, I would like to thank you for your commitment and extraordinary service throughout 2008. I hope you are able to enjoy some family time over the holiday period, have some fun and come back refreshed for what promises to be an exciting 2009.
Respect to you all.
Respect to you all.
Labels: holiday, Staff, YRC Logistics
Monday, 28 July 2008
Family Time
I am looking forward to a family holiday in Alcudia, Spain that starts on 26th for 2 weeks. It has a special meaning as our first holiday abroad was to the same location. My 2 boys were 3 and 5 and I remember the second night was hit with football fever as we were playing Argentina in the World Cup. It was the fateful night for Beckham that saw him sent off and in a bizzare way was a catalyst for an amazing career. Anyway there will be less blogs whilst I am away (if any) as I owe my wife and kids as much of my time as possible while we are away.
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