Not the King Biscuit Flour Hour...

stefnet — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:47:32 -0800

I have a vague memory of some show airing during the early 1980s that I think was sponsored by Robin Hood Flour or maybe King Arthur Flour. I have little to no recollection of what happened on the show (some sort of baking challenge for kids maybe?) but I know that I would watch it around lunchtime when I had half-days of kindergarten. It could have been either a PBS or CBC show as we got CKWS out of Kingston, Ont. in my village in Upstate NY. Robin Hood Flour sounds right, so I'm leaning toward it being a Canadian show. Does this ring any bells with anyone?

Should I ask my employers if they're being generous or just stupid?

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:36:31 -0800

I'm in the UK, working part-time for a large company. They're paying me too much. What now? I work a few days a week for an hourly rate. I was just paid for the first time and the only way this amount makes sense is if they were paying me the proper hourly rate for a full 5-day working week. I get paid directly into my bank account and my payslip only has information about tax-withholdings, not about hours worked or any other clues.
Am I required by law to bring this to their attention? If I'm not (or even if I am) and decide not to tell them, what can they do if they notice the mistake? Can they retrieve the money from my account without my consent? Or just pay me less next time so that their bottom line is still the same? Could they fire me or take me to court to get their money back?
I'm leaving in a month for a better job, so I'm not worried about hurting future advancement here.

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Not the King Biscuit Flour Hour...

Should I ask my employers if they're being generous or just stupid?