If you work bank holidays, is it legal for an employer to still count them as part of your holidays ?
2006-08-24 22:53:53 · 25 answers · asked by kez m 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
No thats illegal, they are in addition to the four weeks you are entitled of holiday.
2006-08-24 22:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Generally they are additional holidays over and above your 4 weeks. However, it depends what it says in your contract as to whether that is the case for you. It might be that they expect you to work some Bank Holidays (like in shops) and then give you a day off later. However, if you want holiday when they want you to work i.e. on a bank holiday then it could be reasonable for them to take that out of your 4 weeks holiday
2006-08-24 23:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by Paul B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Am I Entitled To Bank Holidays?
Any right to do so depends on the terms of your contract.
· There may be express terms in your contract giving you a right to time off on some or all bank and public holidays
· There may also be terms implied by custom and practice
· In some industries it is common for the entire workplace to be shut down between Christmas and New Year. In others there may be a shut down for two weeks over that period and for two weeks in the summer, so that all workers take holidays at the same time. In this case your contract may specifically state that you can only take holidays during shutdowns.
2006-08-24 23:07:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not have a statutory right to paid leave on bank and public holidays. If paid leave is given on a bank or public holiday, this can count towards your four weeks minimum holiday entitlement. There are eight permanent bank and public holidays in Great Britain.
If you work on a bank or public holiday, there is no automatic right to an enhanced pay rate. What you get paid depends on your contract of employment.
If full-time workers get paid leave on a public holiday, part-timers who don’t normally work on that day have the right to paid time off on another day, proportionate to the hours they work.
2006-08-24 22:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by platinum gyal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
at the moment all UK employees are entitled to 20 days paid holiday per year. this includes bank holiday because they are not statutory holidays.
the government has said that this is against the principle of what they had hoped to achieve, and are planning to introduce legislation to make it on top of, but we havent seen it yet.
probalby because bank holidays are volentary so they cant force employers to give them.
2006-08-25 01:01:37 · answer #5 · answered by alatoruk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you are entitled to extra pay when working on National days, Bank Holidays etc.
2006-08-24 22:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by Dragon Empress 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK it depends on your employer.
They can choose whether to incorporate them into your annual allowance, or if they will be extra days off.
You don't get bank holidays off by law.
2006-08-24 23:04:33 · answer #7 · answered by JimmerUK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work for a bank as a systems tech and have had to work holidays. Being on salary means they usually give me comp time for another day off. Non-salary might mean time and half pay, but not sure it's required.
2006-08-24 22:57:15 · answer #8 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...holidays are for the working days. Not even weekends count!
2006-08-24 23:07:52 · answer #9 · answered by Blue Blue Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally no, but there's no law in the UK (I'm guessing from your language that's where you are) prohibiting employers from including them in your stated holiday time, and a few do - ask your employer.
2006-08-24 23:00:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends on your contract of employment,(some employers have different rules)
But all good Employers pay double time for working and a day in lieu to be taking later by agreement.
2006-08-24 22:59:26 · answer #11 · answered by cowboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋