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Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 10:17:10 +0100
From: Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>
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To: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon@thenilgiris.com>
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Subject: Re: workday function
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Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> 
> On 15-May-07, at 2:39 PM, Richard Huxton wrote:
> 
>> Don't know of one - not sure what "workday" would mean in a global 
>> sense. I mean, Mon-Fri in most European office settings, but you'd 
>> include Sat in retail settings and in Islamic countries presumably 
>> exclude Fridays. Our local library shuts early on Mondays iirc but is 
>> open Saturday mornings.
> 
> and i hear in england people work half day on wednesday

Some shops and banks used to when I was a child. Nowadays many 
supermarkets are open 24 hours (except Sundays - due to legislation)

Of course, I've been in companies where some people working for half the 
day would be a huge improvement :-)

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd