[Gllug] VACANCY: Linux Systems Administrator

JLMS jjllmmss at googlemail.com
Thu Mar 22 11:07:05 UTC 2012


On 21 March 2012 19:02, Christopher Hunter <cehunter at gb-x.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-03-21 at 10:23 +0000, Jason Clifford wrote:
>> On Tue, 2012-03-20 at 15:26 +0000, Robert . wrote:
>> > I am currently employed by a company that only offers 20 days hols.
>> > Add the B/H to that and you have 28 days. But also I believe it gets
>> > more complex when the company is American based even if they have
>> > offices here in the UK.
>>
>> No it doesn't. The law is no different for foreign companies. All
>> employment within the UK is subject to UK (and EU) law not US law.
>
> The Americans seem to believe that their Laws apply to everyone,
> throughout the world!  I've just had some clown in the USA try to
> prosecute me under their silly DMCA!!  I'm still getting daily
> nastygrams from his clueless lawyer (I hope it's costing him a fortune!)
>
> Chris
>

I would be extremely careful. The US is exercising the unfair
extradition treaty with the UK to its fullest extent, I am sure those
clueless lawyers are fully aware of this.
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