SLS = Paycut
Work x number of weeks less and get paid for x number of weeks less. That is not a paycut.
If you actually worked for x number of weeks and did not get paid for x number of weeks then that would be a paycut.
Flap 10, your pomposity is staggering. 6 weeks with my kids is nowhere near enough. I would spend 52 weeks of the year with them if I could. I guess it's your business if you value money/work ahead of your loved ones. I'm sure that when your time comes and you are lying on your deathbed that you will be wishing "gee, I wish I spent more time at work"
The added time with my kids and outa H.K. has enriched all our lives immensely. If SLS is repaid that is a bonus, if not then c'est la vie and I have wonderful memories that will sustain me when my turn comes