Leap Year and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday question

psd99 · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:14

I'm struggling to understand something so this year we get an extra bank holiday:

June 5th Tuesday Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

But because it is 2012 and we have an extra day in the year right:

Wednesday 29th February

Surely the "extra" working day in February negates the efficiency of the "additional" bank holiday on the 5th June?

What do you all think?

Can some of you see what I am trying to say here?

Biohazard · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:15

psd99 said:
I'm struggling to understand something so this year we get an extra bank holiday:

But because it is 2012 and we have an extra day in the year right:

Surely the "extra" working day in February negates the efficiency of the "additional" bank holiday on the 5th June?

What do you all think?

Can some of you see what I am trying to say here?

Effeciency is a strange way of putting it.

It's just unfortunate that it's a leap year this year.

psd99 · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:16

Biohazard said:
Effeciency is a strange way of putting it.

It's just unfortunate that it's a leap year this year.

yes it is!

mithrandir · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:19

I was discussing this with the missus the other day. The extra day off negates the extra day for this leap year which in effect means its just any other (non-leap) year

psd99 · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:22

mithrandir said:
I was discussing this with the missus the other day. The extra day off negates the extra day for this leap year which in effect means its just any other (non-leap) year

SEE this!

Rameses · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:23

I'm sure that played in when deciding on giving the extra bank holiday, they say each bank holiday has an effect on the economy so the 'extra' working day probably helped them ease in with the decision for an extra bank holiday.

psd99 · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:28

AmTechFox said:
I'm sure that played in when deciding on giving the extra bank holiday, they say each bank holiday has an effect on the economy so the 'extra' working day probably helped them ease in with the decision for an extra bank holiday.

good point we had an extra one last year

lightning never strikes twice

Pawnless Endgame · 1 Jan 2012 at 22:06

9 bank holidays and 366 days is still a higher ratio of holidays than 8 bank holidays vs 365 days.

Alex74 · 1 Jan 2012 at 22:08

just think of it as an extra day in the year that you can take off

psd99 · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:37

PhillyDee · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:41

Monserrat said:
9 bank holidays and 366 days is still a higher ratio of holidays than 8 bank holidays vs 365 days.

This exactly.

Anyway, I work bank holidays if im in on them.

Craig1981 · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:46

Doesnt matter much to me. The call centre I work in is open 365 days a year. We dont get any kind of holiday days beyond the statutory 28 a year.

Glaucus · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:48

Extra days work, you must be kidding. Also work bank Hollidays. However extra bankhollidays we get off. As they aren't partly normal contract.