Simple question - as per title.
We had a discussion at IPS this morning and the office seemed to back this idea.
Basically we would all work Easter Friday at no extra cost to the Business but all get Saturday off in return. It would mean working a Bank Holiday but would mean an uninterrupted weekend.
Of course those not wishing to do so for religious reasons would be covered by current legislation, or good bargaining by the Union.
Thoughts as well of course.
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Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday off
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
That would probably work out in favour of night shifts in MCs, RDCs and MPUs as they could work the Thursday night/Friday morning as duty and then have the Friday night off
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
A precise question deserve a precise answer ... YES!
Even our DOM agrees ... having said that he did disappear early (as usual for a Saturday) so it will most probably feel like a long weekend for him anyway!
Even our DOM agrees ... having said that he did disappear early (as usual for a Saturday) so it will most probably feel like a long weekend for him anyway!
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
It's a no Brainer
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
Better still let's have Friday,Saturday,Sunday and Monday and give up one of the other useless Bank Holidays.
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
clashcityrocker wrote:Better still let's have Friday,Saturday,Sunday and Monday and give up one of the other useless Bank Holidays.
Or they could just give us saturday as an extra holiday!!!!!!!
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
TBH I'd rather have the day rolled into annual leave, being off just means extra work for us poor plebs on delivery.
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
Yes i like the sound of that 
Not worked out to bad for me this year though,went in today but Tuesday is my Rest day next week
so 3 days off. 
Not worked out to bad for me this year though,went in today but Tuesday is my Rest day next week
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
and give those of us in England St George' Day off.

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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
No good to me as I don't work Saturday's 
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Re: Would you give up Good Friday to have Easter Saturday of
You lucky fuggerBlade Runner wrote:No good to me as I don't work Saturday's
