Jess
 |
No thats illegal, they are in addition to the four weeks you are entitled of holiday. |
|
platinum gyal
|
You do not have a statutory right to paid leave on bank and public holidays. If paid leave is given on a bank or public holiday, this can count towards your four weeks minimum holiday entitlement. There are eight permanent bank and public holidays in Great Britain.
If you work on a bank or public holiday, there is no automatic right to an enhanced pay rate. What you get paid depends on your contract of employment.
If full-time workers get paid leave on a public holiday, part-timers who don’t normally work on that day have the right to paid time off on another day, proportionate to the hours they work. |
|
johncondo2001
|
no |
|
Euphojim
 |
Not in the UK. They are extra days and if you work them should get another day off in lieu. |
|
Joe D
 |
I work for a bank as a systems tech and have had to work holidays. Being on salary means they usually give me comp time for another day off. Non-salary might mean time and half pay, but not sure it's required. |
|
Dragon Empress
|
No, but you are entitled to extra pay when working on National days, Bank Holidays etc. |
|
Blue Blue Blue
|
No...holidays are for the working days. Not even weekends count! |
|
Paul B
|
Generally they are additional holidays over and above your 4 weeks. However, it depends what it says in your contract as to whether that is the case for you. It might be that they expect you to work some Bank Holidays (like in shops) and then give you a day off later. However, if you want holiday when they want you to work i.e. on a bank holiday then it could be reasonable for them to take that out of your 4 weeks holiday |
|
IrishLassie
|
bank holidays are not included in your holidays |
|
cowboy
 |
This depends on your contract of employment,(some employers have different rules)
But all good Employers pay double time for working and a day in lieu to be taking later by agreement. |
|
alatoruk
|
at the moment all UK employees are entitled to 20 days paid holiday per year. this includes bank holiday because they are not statutory holidays.
the government has said that this is against the principle of what they had hoped to achieve, and are planning to introduce legislation to make it on top of, but we havent seen it yet.
probalby because bank holidays are volentary so they cant force employers to give them. |
|
manforallseasons
|
No, your employer cannot do this, and where they try it on, report them. |
|
Elmondo
|
Am I Entitled To Bank Holidays?
Any right to do so depends on the terms of your contract.
· There may be express terms in your contract giving you a right to time off on some or all bank and public holidays
· There may also be terms implied by custom and practice
· In some industries it is common for the entire workplace to be shut down between Christmas and New Year. In others there may be a shut down for two weeks over that period and for two weeks in the summer, so that all workers take holidays at the same time. In this case your contract may specifically state that you can only take holidays during shutdowns. |
|
JimmerUK
|
In the UK it depends on your employer.
They can choose whether to incorporate them into your annual allowance, or if they will be extra days off.
You don't get bank holidays off by law. |
|
trebs
|
Not if you work them, no.
Some firms pay BH's in addition to your annual leave (i.e you actually get 28 days away from your desk instead of say, 20) some include them which means you only get to chose what you do with say 12 days of your annual leave.
Check your contract or employee handbook for details. |
|
Z
|
No, Bank holidays are seperate. Thank goodness!!! |
|
guesswest777
|
Generally no, but there's no law in the UK (I'm guessing from your language that's where you are) prohibiting employers from including them in your stated holiday time, and a few do - ask your employer. |
|
stevewbcanada
 |
That depends on the employment law where you live -- there's no general answer. |
|
Monkeyphil
|
sorry but an employer can make them part of your holiday, Bank holidays are voluntary holidays and nothing in law makes them a day off. |
|
boo
|
no |
|
peanut1973
|
I think they're an addition to your annual leave amount, but if you choose to work them (usually double time), you don't get to take them at another time. |
|
JeffE
|
No normally, but some employers do. I don't think it's illegal. |
|
Hoa N
|
I believe not
holiday is Federal holiday
personal holidays is your vacation time |
|
Cake
 |
No they are supposed to be an extra |
|
Stephen H
 |
Bank Holidays are in addition to your annual leave as they are a public holiday |
|
| |
|
Homepage 
Financial
Forum 
Business & Finance 
No Spam
Adult 
Gambling
Unfinished
Deception
Plagiarism
Not English
