A nifty trick if you fancy an extended holiday at the end of April next year!!

[Van Hellseek]

Ouch - do you get paid overtime rates?

Nope. We get days in lieu, but it still sucks. It's all very well getting a random day off, but people don't go out to celebrate random days so it isn't the same.

I miss all the fun. Leaving in Feb though.

 

[Cosimo]

That is a late Easter and a nice tip.

 

[Illusion]

Nice find I'll have to book those days off tomorrow

 

[snapdragon]

Under UK and EU law you are entitled to 28 days holiday. 8 or 7 of those days are the public holidays you've mentioned.

They might ask you to work them, but it's at your discretion (even if they try bullying you into do it). If you do work them then you are either entitled to more pay or a day off at a later date.

yes you are entitled to 28 days however the company is within it's rights to class those public holidays as part of that entitlement, leaving 20 days that can be booked at your convenience

I fall under the public hols included in my 28 but will still be booking these days off tomorrow, I can either have two long weekends with a short period at work between or 11 solid days off, I'll take the latter

 

[Gackt]

Unfortunately we only get the bank holidays themselves off as part of our entitlement, and one of us will be working on those days (double pay). So it really doesn't apply for me. That and I work Saturdays. But hey, good tip for those who do get those days.

 

[franco_22]

yes you are entitled to 28 days however the company is within it's rights to class those public holidays as part of that entitlement, leaving 20 days that can be booked at your convenience

I fall under the public hols included in my 28 but will still be booking these days off tomorrow, I can either have two long weekends with a short period at work between or 11 solid days off, I'll take the latter

I would too my friend.

 

[Greenlizard0]

The sex industry as you can imagine, never sleeps.

 

[Edrof]

Well spotted, although I'll not give you an internet high five as I visited your sig without boobie results. ><

 

[Glaucus]

but it's at your discretion.

no it isn't. There is a minimum amount of hollidays you have to have off, they do not have to give you bank hollidays and certainly don;t have to give you more pay.

 

[Paul. W]

Awesome sauce, booking this off right now

 

[matthewhotdude]

I book 4 days holiday and get 12 off any time of the year....the joys of working 4 on 4 off

 

[dod]

Yes, they do. Most companies include bank holidays in your holiday allowance.

That's what we offer, only ones we specify someone must take are Christmas and New Year.

 

[VaderDSL]

I work bank holidays anyway, places are always rammed, full of kids etc. May as well work and get time and a half.

 

[mrk]

Score!

+1 internets to Op

 

[Nash]

Like this thread! I'll book it tomorrow.

 

[Wicksta]

Yes, they do. Most companies include bank holidays in your holiday allowance.

If yours doesnt, thats great. Mine doesnt either. But we are lucky.

Are you sure about this? I must have worked for about 10 companies in my life from various different sectors and none took bank holidays from my allowance. If 'most' companies do this then I must be more than lucky.

 

[wesley]

nice! my work always closed thursday before good friday and tuesday after easter monday so i'll have 12 days break by using only 3 days leave

will book tomorrow morning!

 

[kaiowas]

Will only cost me 3.5 days leave. I quite often take the week off after a BH. Half day Fridays are the way forward! Always feel like I'm being robbed on Good Friday though

 

[Participant]

No company I've worked for has done that contracts have always been personal entitlement plus bank/public holidays... unless you're a shift worker or something.

This.

 

[KaHn]

Are you sure about this? I must have worked for about 10 companies in my life from various different sectors and none took bank holidays from my allowance. If 'most' companies do this then I must be more than lucky.

Nah only crap companies do this.

KaHn