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bank holidays and rest days

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salomon
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bank holidays and rest days

Post by salomon »

Just want to get my facts correct before approaching my manager again!!
After xmas I worked Mon,tues and weds Thursday was new Years day and I was off on Fri and sat. I was paid 25 hours as per my contract, 5 hrs a day but have been told that Thursday was my rest day and Fri, Sat were taken as leave, so effectively I've used 2 days leave and not just one and I havnt been paid for the bank hol.
Anyway I've almost given up on that but with Easter round the corner I'm guessing that Friday and Monday will be my rest days and again I'll be paid 25 hours.so not being paid for the bank hols.
My contract is 25hrs, 5 hours a day.
I was promised my days off would become rolling but I'm still waiting for that to happen as no one to cover me so I'm told a few days before.
Am I being stitched up? Or getting my facts wrong?
Any suggestions welcome, thx
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Re: bank holidays and rest days

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

If you are not being paid for the bank holidays (as they are your day offs) then you haven't had them, therefore you are entitled to them off in Lieu.

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Re: bank holidays and rest days

Post by rogersh »

I work 20 hours Tuesday to Saturday. 4 hour shifts. If a Bank Holiday falls on a Monday we get given the Tuesday following off as an alternative paid holiday. You are entitled to every Bank holiday (pro -rata hours) as you work a 5 day week. I am not sure if all offices would give the following day off alternative to a bank holiday or have other arrangements.