Job adverts in plain language.

[Markymark]

It was, seemingly it has been increased since I was last able to work.

EU working hours changed a few years ago.

 

[srw]

I know there may be a legal truth to what she says, but it is still cheeky, and seeks to mislead compared to other job adverts which announce only the non-statutory days. I have at times taken jobs offering 20 or 25 days' holiday, but they never tried to persuade me that they were offering 28 or 33 days.

It depends what line of work you're in and what the norm is for that particular job.

I'd expect 9-5 office jobs to advertise "x days plus public holidays" and shift jobs to offer "y days including public holidays". I'd also expect applicants to be able to add or subtract 8 to be able to tell the difference.

 

[Bodhbh]

I thought about applying for a new job the other week. One of the reasons that stopped me was this-

Please state your current salary and what your salary expectations are.

Just have the decency to put what you're prepared to offer.

In defence of this - candidate CVs can also be flowery and obtuse, job titles can be over the top. I can imagine it's sometimes hard to judge exactly what job someone is actually doing and how much responsibility they really have without the bottom line - "how much are you currently earning?".

I've been on the job market for a while now, I think I've been at it long enough to get used to the BS. No employer is gonna write "This is a boring role with a low workload, which involves working in a slow, mindnumbing and performance irrelivance environment. Therefore the ability to clock watch and pass time with crippling cynicism is essential".