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April bank holidays

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realitybites
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April bank holidays

Post by realitybites »

Not too sure but with good friday and Bank holiday monday, do we still work the Saturday in between
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Re: April bank holidays

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Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
Gills_Postie
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Re: April bank holidays

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Hate having to work that Saturday. What a bitch.
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Re: April bank holidays

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fishtank wrote:Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
Yes But................................isn't there a benefit later/earlier in the year............and in any case only English people are good so they get the day off :whistle
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Cheers FT.
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dvbuk55 wrote:
fishtank wrote:Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
Yes But................................isn't there a benefit later/earlier in the year............and in any case only English people are good so they get the day off :whistle

Yes we get sobering up day.....Jan 2nd. :chuckle
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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It wasn't in my nature to suggest you were all raging alcoholics north of Carlisle :wink:

I was serving with a guy from Motherwell and we stopped off at his house on our way back from training in the highlands and in those days I did drink a little :neutral: imagine my suprise to find that pubs didn't open on Sunday :shock:
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Re: April bank holidays

Post by pokos27 »

roll on the royal wedding, day off
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fishtank wrote:Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
how come? i thought they had put the block on that.,,,,,,do you still get the option of double time and a half or time and a half and a lieu day?
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Re: April bank holidays

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daveyeff wrote:
fishtank wrote:Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
how come? i thought they had put the block on that.,,,,,,do you still get the option of double time and a half or time and a half and a lieu day?
Its just a normal though quiet working day for us, we get 2nd of january off as a substitute local bank holiday
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Re: April bank holidays

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Cock it! :evil/mad I've been feeling smug about booking the Saturday off after the royal wedding, but forgot about Easter Saturday :d'oh!
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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smokerjim wrote:Cock it! :evil/mad I've been feeling smug about booking the Saturday off after the royal wedding, but forgot about Easter Saturday :d'oh!
both weekends are the same fri off sat on mon off etc :nana
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bringon4dayweeks wrote:
smokerjim wrote:Cock it! :evil/mad I've been feeling smug about booking the Saturday off after the royal wedding, but forgot about Easter Saturday :d'oh!
both weekends are the same fri off sat on mon off etc :nana
I know, that's what I was whinging about - I've booked one off, but not t'other :arrrghhh
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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youwot!!!!!
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Re: April bank holidays

Post by youwot!!!!! »

daveyeff wrote:
fishtank wrote:Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
how come? i thought they had put the block on that.,,,,,,do you still get the option of double time and a half or time and a half and a lieu day?

double time and a half.your joking right.that went years ago.bank holiday rate is now about £13 an hour.
who the hell invests £2 billion into a servic and makes it worse?????????????
you really couldn't make it up!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by arnold cheshire »

youwot!!!!! wrote:
daveyeff wrote:
fishtank wrote:Yes.
In Scotland we even work on Good Friday. :sad:
how come? i thought they had put the block on that.,,,,,,do you still get the option of double time and a half or time and a half and a lieu day?

double time and a half.your joking right.that went years ago.bank holiday rate is now about £13 an hour.
why do you work on good friday ? do you get paid overtime?