2012 is a leap year and we've all heard of the Leap Year tradition in which the roles are reversed and the lady has an opportunity to ask her man on a date, pay for his meal or, for those of us with enough courage, ask her man to marry her. We at Havilah would like to take our hats off our daring customer, Odette Kruger for plucking up the courage to pop the big question. Congratulations to Odette and fiancé, Andrew on their leap year engagement. Having known each other for nigh on 6 … [Read more...] about Odette Popped the Question on 29 February. Guess what Andrew Said?
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This is why your boss refused an extra Leap Year’s day pay for you
Workers who may have been disgruntled at the prospect of having worked an extra day during leap year at no extra remuneration should know that they are also benefitting from more public holidays falling within the working week in 2012, compared to last year. According to Johan Botes, Employment Director at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, because leap year saw the insertion of an extra day in the calendar 2012, workers had to work a day more than they do during non-leap-years. Yet, they are not … [Read more...] about This is why your boss refused an extra Leap Year’s day pay for you
