Same at your workplace?

[The Bostonian]

I'm very curious,at my workplace it seems as though no one gives a damn about the election that is tomorrow. But they sure are interested in the US elections!!!!
No one will be voting for tomorrow, one person even told me that they can't take the politicians seriously most especially Dion from the Liberals.
Is this the same at your workplace?

 

[Willingham]

my workplace laughed at me when I hinted that its the law to allow a few hours off to go vote.

 

[MrPeterNorth]

As far as I know legally your employer must allow you 3 hours of time off to be able to vote - unless things have changed.

I'm voting. Only so I have the right to bitch about it after.

 

[curmudgeon]

Your employer is legally required to give you time off to go and vote, *if you request it*. Granted, every employer I've had in recent memory has also encouraged us to vote outside of business hours.

I can't realistically ask for special time to do it because, well, I live a short walk from my workplace, and my polling station is literally across the street from my office.

 

[Aeiyah]

I voted at the advance poll myself

As far as I know legally your employer must allow you 3 hours of time off to be able to vote - unless things have changed.

The rule is that you have to be given a 3 hour window of time to vote during the day. This is satisfied if your scheduled hours of work ends 3 hours before the polls close or starts 3 hours after the polls open, If your hours of work normally end at 5:00, your employer doesn't need to give you time off, since you have 3 hours until the polls close at 8:00.

 

[Pimmel]

yes, it's what Aeiyah said, only obligation is if before of after your hours of work you are not able to make it for the polls.

 

[56andfixed]

Link for Election Prediction Project

Looks like another Conservative Minority Gov't.

http://www.electionprediction.org/

 

[samhill]

The rule is that you have to be given a 3 hour window of time to vote during the day. This is satisfied if your scheduled hours of work ends 3 hours before the polls close or starts 3 hours after the polls open, If your hours of work normally end at 5:00, your employer doesn't need to give you time off, since you have 3 hours until the polls close at 8:00.

If you are in BC....the polls close at 7PM!

So they have to let you go at 4PM to have 3 clear hours.

My son is leaving work at 4 today, because of this law. He votes at his old elementary school, too, so he can just walk there when he gets home.

 

[HB40]

I'm very curious,at my workplace it seems as though no one gives a damn about the election that is tomorrow. But they sure are interested in the US elections!!!!
No one will be voting for tomorrow, one person even told me that they can't take the politicians seriously most especially Dion from the Liberals.
Is this the same at your workplace?

I gave my guys the option of shutting down to go vote and be getting paid!
The consenus was pretty much the same, they think the election is a joke and it doesn't matter who gets in.
I can't believe how despondent and dissilusioned people are.
I couldn't persuade them and can't force them, they'll just go to the bar anyway...so we keep working.