[Mgs] OT Australia Eight hours day

[Eric Erickson]

On 11/03/2008, at 3:34 AM, Paul Root wrote:

> Hey Eric,
> 	What's Eight Hours day?
>

A HOLIDAY!

:-)

Most places call it Labour Day.  I think only Tasmania calls it "8  
Hour Day" - as it was the celebration of achieving a 40 hour working  
week.

Of course with all of our new technology and labour saving devices we  
all work 60+ hour weeks so it seems a bit strange but I guess the  
usual working week is recognised as 35 hours .... there must be  
SOMEONE working just 35 hours a week out there?


Eric

PS  I fly out to Victoria for the Melbourne F1 GP in half an hour  
(and it looks like being a HOT one).