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Working Bank Holidays

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Blaine
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Working Bank Holidays

Post by Blaine »

If your day off falls on a Bank Holiday, but you work it as overtime, how does this work with overtime/getting a days leave back? Can you book it twice?
scoobymunster
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Re: Working Bank Holidays

Post by scoobymunster »

Our place gives you two choices, Option A is a higher hourly rate and no lieu day, or Option B is a much lower hourly rate than Option A but you also get a day in lieu. Check with your booking officer.
Clappedoutpostie
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Re: Working Bank Holidays

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

You get the hours worked back in lieu with option B rather than the whole day (I think)
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Re: Working Bank Holidays

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clockworkjerk
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Re: Working Bank Holidays

Post by clockworkjerk »

scoobymunster wrote: ↑
18 Dec 2021, 10:21
Our place gives you two choices, Option A is a higher hourly rate and no lieu day, or Option B is a much lower hourly rate than Option A but you also get a day in lieu. Check with your booking officer.
Classic management shaft.... being fobbed off both ways there. It's the same amount however you look at it.

But if you booked the full week as a holiday, you'd only use 4 days holiday. Then you come in and book the full day on bank holiday rate, so why are you allowing them to rob you of either X hours of normal rate pay or holiday.
tractorboy2
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Re: Working Bank Holidays

Post by tractorboy2 »

Clappedoutpostie wrote: ↑
18 Dec 2021, 10:37
You get the hours worked back in lieu with option B rather than the whole day (I think)
Wrong , if you work more than 2 hours overtime on a bank holiday , you get a day off.
Albeit being an average of your working week.
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Re: Working Bank Holidays

Post by Clappedoutpostie »

tractorboy2 wrote: ↑
19 Dec 2021, 08:22
Clappedoutpostie wrote: ↑
18 Dec 2021, 10:37
You get the hours worked back in lieu with option B rather than the whole day (I think)
Wrong , if you work more than 2 hours overtime on a bank holiday , you get a day off.
Albeit being an average of your working week.
I stand corrected