Would you still take off January 1st if you were given a paid day off for Samhain?
2006-09-25 14:30:22 · 7 answers · asked by faerie girl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
When I've had the opportunity, I have worked on Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter for those who wanted to celebrate their holidays with their families. By doing that I found that they were more than happy to do the same for me when they could. Since this isn't possible where I work now, I save my vacation days and personal days for my religious holidays, and usually ask for those days at least 6 weeks in advance. I don't expect or want special treatment because I am religious. My company gives me a certain number of days a year to use as I see fit, I choose to use them for my personal religious holidays.
2006-09-26 02:03:07 · answer #1 · answered by Witchy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I take a vacation day for Samhain. My employer knows why I'm taking the day off. It's on her calendar right now. I also take all the other Sabbats off too. (Except Yule. I just celebrate that at Christmas time when the rest of the family does.) That's what vacation days are for. Would I work New Years? No. I really enjoy the time I spend with the family on New Years when I have absolutely nothing I have to do but be silly with them. I don't do the whole party thing. We usually have a movie marathon and eat popcorn. When I used to work retail I worked Easter and Chrismas day though. Now I don't have the option.
2006-09-27 06:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by kaplah 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope - it's a religious holiday, so legally they don't have to pay you, just give you the time off. I just have them rearrange my schedule so that if a holiday doesn't fall on my regular day off, I can still get the necessary time w/o loosing any pay. However, there are very few holidays that truly require a whole day away.... most can be done either in the morning (i.e a sunrise ritual, when I'm not at work yet), or under the moon (after dark, when I'm not working anyway).
2006-09-26 09:38:14 · answer #3 · answered by Randi L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Memorial day is a nationwide holiday, yet no longer all businesses provide a day off with pay. I worked contained in the nutrition marketplace for years, worked that day, and in no way once were given extra time or particular repayment. This changed into for a nationwide chain, so if it were regulation, the agency may were in severe worry.
2016-12-02 01:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by helmers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got a floating holiday, so I certainly could take the day off. With January 1st being a public holiday, I get that off by default, so it's a win-win situation. :)
2006-09-26 07:00:51 · answer #5 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can take the day off, but it comes out of my holiday allowance for the year.
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2006-09-28 08:35:08 · answer #6 · answered by Seph7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it depends on the country you live in I personally will take the day off on any thing I believe in if the boss don't like it tough. All religions should be respected all beliefs also.
2006-09-25 20:43:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋