Good point Liz. If people want to have their own cycle and Monday is usually their day of rest then they should be paid more to work on that day. If people are happy and available to work on a Sunday then maybe they shouldn't be paid any more than a weekday worker.

I still think it helps community cohesion (maybe not the right word) for weekends to be designated "special/different" in some way. It's the time of the week that if something is organised than you can expect that most people would be available to attend. Why bother having the football on a weekend (mainly, I know there is Friday night games etc) why have community fetes on a weekend? Why bother having weekend sports for kids?

I think if everyday was essentially the same that it would be a living nightmare. I feel a little of this as a SAHM. DH gets his break away from the office... it's business as usual for me.

I think that the rate we are going then everyday will soon be the same. We might even find that school is available on the weekends too... why not?