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Boxing Day

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Boxing Day

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Anyone have a definitive answer if those contracted to do Sundays will have to work on Boxing Day this year?
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Re: Boxing Day

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I can't help with a definitive answer, but last year I delivered Covid Kits on boxing day so it might be the same this year? Would like to know myself.
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Re: Boxing Day

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It's probably going to be classed as a normal day for anyone who'd normally work on a Sunday as the actual Bank holidays are on the Monday (Xmas Christmas Day) and Tuesday (Boxing Day)
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Boxing Day is Boxing Day
Christmas Day is Christmas Day.
Wether it’s a Saturday or a Sunday or a sky blue pink shaterday. I won’t be working whatever anyone says. Everyday is a shaterday these days. What a crap job this has become. (Just saying).
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I agree why on earth would you work on Boxing Day??? I'd rather work the Tues B/H.
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When Christmas/ Boxing Day has fallen on a Saturday or Sunday previously, there has been no requirement to work or any claw back.
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Re: Boxing Day

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oldpostie wrote:
15 Nov 2021, 15:40
When Christmas/ Boxing Day has fallen on a Saturday or Sunday previously, there has been no requirement to work or any claw back.
Don't think that'll be 100% true this year, with Covid test kits
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Re: Boxing Day

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SpacePhoenix wrote:
15 Nov 2021, 15:52
oldpostie wrote:
15 Nov 2021, 15:40
When Christmas/ Boxing Day has fallen on a Saturday or Sunday previously, there has been no requirement to work or any claw back.
Don't think that'll be 100% true this year, with Covid test kits
Surely will be done on ot by volunteers if they can get any.
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Agreed test kits are a thing..
But let the gaffers And the docket barons do ‘em.
I’ll be happy to sit at home with a mince pie and a cracker.
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No collections or deliveries for 4 days.

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Thanks
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Thank you.
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Re: Boxing Day

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SpacePhoenix wrote:
15 Nov 2021, 15:52
oldpostie wrote:
15 Nov 2021, 15:40
When Christmas/ Boxing Day has fallen on a Saturday or Sunday previously, there has been no requirement to work or any claw back.
Don't think that'll be 100% true this year, with Covid test kits
That would be my view. If you are contacted to work that Sunday, they aren't gonna give you it off if there's covid kits to deliver are they? What, and pay someone who's not contracted to work it extra to do them? This is royal mail we're talking about though.