Comments on: Now would be a good time to invade Australia http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/11/18/now-would-be-a-good-time-to-invade-australia/ blogging is not a spectator sport Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ADF News http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/11/18/now-would-be-a-good-time-to-invade-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-338476 ADF News Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:50:01 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1467#comment-338476 There's another reason for this, not much publicised. It's all about the Rudd Government's efficiency bonus from Defence.<br><br>Most sailors have lots and lots of leave accrued due to the operational tempo over the last few years. They just can't take leave because they are so short of skilled workers.<br><br>This accrued leave is a contingent liability on Navy's balance sheet. Leave owing is a cost to Navy. It just sits there slowly smoldering away and growing each month. Each month the liability gets larger. <br><br>By making sailors take leave the balance sheet is improved AND the Navy can show what a family-friendly employer they are.<br><br>So family-friendly in fact that they lose 11% of their people each year. There's another reason for this, not much publicised. It's all about the Rudd Government's efficiency bonus from Defence.

Most sailors have lots and lots of leave accrued due to the operational tempo over the last few years. They just can't take leave because they are so short of skilled workers.

This accrued leave is a contingent liability on Navy's balance sheet. Leave owing is a cost to Navy. It just sits there slowly smoldering away and growing each month. Each month the liability gets larger.

By making sailors take leave the balance sheet is improved AND the Navy can show what a family-friendly employer they are.

So family-friendly in fact that they lose 11% of their people each year.

]]> By: ADF News http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/11/18/now-would-be-a-good-time-to-invade-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-337939 ADF News Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:50:01 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1467#comment-337939 There's another reason for this, not much publicised. It's all about the Rudd Government's efficiency bonus from Defence.<br><br>Most sailors have lots and lots of leave accrued due to the operational tempo over the last few years. They just can't take leave because they are so short of skilled workers.<br><br>This accrued leave is a contingent liability on Navy's balance sheet. Leave owing is a cost to Navy. It just sits there slowly smoldering away and growing each month. Each month the liability gets larger. <br><br>By making sailors take leave the balance sheet is improved AND the Navy can show what a family-friendly employer they are.<br><br>So family-friendly in fact that they lose 11% of their people each year. There's another reason for this, not much publicised. It's all about the Rudd Government's efficiency bonus from Defence.

Most sailors have lots and lots of leave accrued due to the operational tempo over the last few years. They just can't take leave because they are so short of skilled workers.

This accrued leave is a contingent liability on Navy's balance sheet. Leave owing is a cost to Navy. It just sits there slowly smoldering away and growing each month. Each month the liability gets larger.

By making sailors take leave the balance sheet is improved AND the Navy can show what a family-friendly employer they are.

So family-friendly in fact that they lose 11% of their people each year.

]]> By: ADF News http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/11/18/now-would-be-a-good-time-to-invade-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-311141 ADF News Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:50:01 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1467#comment-311141 There's another reason for this, not much publicised. It's all about the Rudd Government's efficiency bonus from Defence.<br><br>Most sailors have lots and lots of leave accrued due to the operational tempo over the last few years. They just can't take leave because they are so short of skilled workers.<br><br>This accrued leave is a contingent liability on Navy's balance sheet. Leave owing is a cost to Navy. It just sits there slowly smoldering away and growing each month. Each month the liability gets larger. <br><br>By making sailors take leave the balance sheet is improved AND the Navy can show what a family-friendly employer they are.<br><br>So family-friendly in fact that they lose 11% of their people each year. There's another reason for this, not much publicised. It's all about the Rudd Government's efficiency bonus from Defence.

Most sailors have lots and lots of leave accrued due to the operational tempo over the last few years. They just can't take leave because they are so short of skilled workers.

This accrued leave is a contingent liability on Navy's balance sheet. Leave owing is a cost to Navy. It just sits there slowly smoldering away and growing each month. Each month the liability gets larger.

By making sailors take leave the balance sheet is improved AND the Navy can show what a family-friendly employer they are.

So family-friendly in fact that they lose 11% of their people each year.

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