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What days don't we work over xmas

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Rapidryan88
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What days don't we work over xmas

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I know we get xmas day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off but do we get anything else? Xmas eve ?
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CPTNemoUK
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Rapidryan88 wrote:I know we get xmas day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off but do we get anything else? Xmas eve ?
No just them unless in Scotland where you get the 2nd of Jan off also. Just hope you're lucky and your day off falls on another day. I'm quite lucky this year got the day after boxing day off.
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Jiperjuper
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What happens if your day off is Christmas Day?
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Rapidryan88
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What days don’t we week over xmas

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Jiperjuper wrote:What happens if your day off is Christmas Day?
This is the case for me too, I read on here from what I remember you can have it paid or change the day off?
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Jiperjuper wrote:What happens if your day off is Christmas Day?
You can ask for another day off I'm the week (doubt you will get this) get paid for it or have a day added to your leave.
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Rapidryan88
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CPTNemoUK wrote:
Rapidryan88 wrote:I know we get xmas day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off but do we get anything else? Xmas eve ?
No just them unless in Scotland where you get the 2nd of Jan off also. Just hope you're lucky and your day off falls on another day. I'm quite lucky this year got the day after boxing day off.
Thank you my day off is xmas day. Do we get paid day off for Xmas day?
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joewyan
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Rapidryan88 wrote:
CPTNemoUK wrote:
Rapidryan88 wrote:I know we get xmas day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off but do we get anything else? Xmas eve ?
No just them unless in Scotland where you get the 2nd of Jan off also. Just hope you're lucky and your day off falls on another day. I'm quite lucky this year got the day after boxing day off.
Thank you my day off is xmas day. Do we get paid day off for Xmas day?
You’ll get paid for Christmas Day (same as everyone) but if you don’t get a different day off (unlikely) then you will either get a day added back to your leave or can claim a day overtime (your choice of these two options)
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Rapidryan88
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joewyan wrote:
Rapidryan88 wrote:
CPTNemoUK wrote:
Rapidryan88 wrote:I know we get xmas day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off but do we get anything else? Xmas eve ?
No just them unless in Scotland where you get the 2nd of Jan off also. Just hope you're lucky and your day off falls on another day. I'm quite lucky this year got the day after boxing day off.
Thank you my day off is xmas day. Do we get paid day off for Xmas day?
You’ll get paid for Christmas Day (same as everyone) but if you don’t get a different day off (unlikely) then you will either get a day added back to your leave or can claim a day overtime (your choice of these two options)
Thank you :) I’ll take the extra day
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daveyeff
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i'm long weekend w/c 17th, so i'll be off sat/sun/mon/tues/wed. ...what a bummer :Very Happy
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aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

daveyeff wrote:i'm long weekend w/c 17th, so i'll be off sat/sun/mon/tues/wed. ...what a bummer :Very Happy
Got whole week off :nana :nana :nana
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SpacePhoenix
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Night shifts (any office) get xmas eve and xmas day off. They're back on boxing night going into the 27th at midnight that night. Some offices might do it with volunteers, some might have all staff in. New Years week night shifts (any office) get just the 31st off. New Years day going into the 2nd they're back at midnight that night. Some offices might do it with volunteers, some might have all staff in.

All other shifts it'll be the xmas day, boxing day and new years day they get off. I believe it's slightly different in Scotland
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joewyan
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Rapidryan88 wrote:
joewyan wrote:
Rapidryan88 wrote:
CPTNemoUK wrote:
Rapidryan88 wrote:I know we get xmas day Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off but do we get anything else? Xmas eve ?
No just them unless in Scotland where you get the 2nd of Jan off also. Just hope you're lucky and your day off falls on another day. I'm quite lucky this year got the day after boxing day off.
Thank you my day off is xmas day. Do we get paid day off for Xmas day?
You’ll get paid for Christmas Day (same as everyone) but if you don’t get a different day off (unlikely) then you will either get a day added back to your leave or can claim a day overtime (your choice of these two options)
Thank you :) I’ll take the extra day
But don’t forget they will need to have leave space for you to book it.
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