and therefore can i demand time off work my employer says it is not a bank holiday and i must work
i am catholic
2007-03-03 06:10:22 · 21 answers · asked by 5hell 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I am in the UK
2007-03-03 19:31:22 · update #1
It is absolutely a bank holiday in the UK as well as Easter Monday (but not the Sunday) so therefore regardless of your religion your employer cannot make you come into work. Best of luck
2007-03-04 22:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by loulou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are bank holidays and there are public holidays but these days everyone calls them bank holidays I guess because the banks are closed. Your employment contract should specify which days you can have off with full pay (there are 8 per annum usually) plus the minimum 20 statutory holiday days. Generally employers require you to work the nearest available working days both before and after the "bank holiday" in order for you to be eligible for payment for the day off. Check your contract if you have one. If not seek advice from your HR dept., your manager, or ACAS.
2007-03-03 06:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Friday is a Bank Holiday but employers don't have to give you time off or pay you double time on Bank Holidays any more My last employer wouldn`t pay us extra for any Bank Holidays we had no choice but work
2007-03-03 06:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by Black Orchid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bank holiday and you shouldn't be made to work. If people do work on a bank holiday they are entitled to either be paid extra or have another day off in lieu
EDIT: It is a bank holiday in the UK
2007-03-03 06:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
* It's not a us holiday
-In Canada Banks are open on Good Friday but closed Easter Monday.
-British Bank Holidays are off on Good Friday
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/bankholidays.html
2007-03-03 06:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by Golden Smile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Friday is a Bank Holiday and on 6th April this year. The link is to the Department of Trade and Industry site and you can show this to your employer.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/bank-public-holidays/
If you have further problems, speak with the Citizens Advice Bureau. Here is the link for employment rights
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/employment/basic_rights_at_work.htm
2007-03-03 06:16:25 · answer #6 · answered by scareyd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is a bank holiday, but unless you work IN a bank, I wouldnt pull the "catholic" card - chances are you won't get it and will only make matters worse.
2007-03-03 06:19:50 · answer #7 · answered by AnastasiaBeaverhousen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bank holiday, but you can work that day if your employer asks you if you want to.
2007-03-04 02:29:39 · answer #8 · answered by Ben N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Friday is not a Bank Holiday.
Even if it was your Employer would be within their rights to ask you to work it unless it specifys in your contract of employment that you are entitled to it off.
2007-03-03 06:24:43 · answer #9 · answered by MICHAEL B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I know of, only easter Monday is. Sorry I was wrong it is a bank holiday in the UK
2007-03-03 06:15:56 · answer #10 · answered by lilac 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋