Double Time, St. Patricks Day?

gmannix1000

Hi all,

work in a bar in Cork City, does anyone know whether im entitled to double pay as it is a national holiday (the only other one being christmas day when pubs are closed?)

thanks in advance!

seamus

You're entitled to double time or a paid day off in lieu for working any bank holiday, nut just paddy's day or xmas day.

"Double time" though may not be what you expect. You're entitled to be paid for an average day's work, plus whatever actual hours you work.

That is, if you work 4 hours a day on average and on St Patrick's Day you work 12 hours, you're entitled to 16 hours pay, not 24.

Likewise, you would only be entitled to 4 hours off in lieu, not necessarily a whole day.

gmannix1000

you sure? what legislation is that governed by? is it not different for barstaff?

seamus

Bar staff are no different to any other employees.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/employment/employment-rights-and-conditions/leave-and-holidays/public-holidays-in-ireland

gmannix1000

my boss (whos a bit of a tightarse) told us its different for barstaff, never got paid anything extra for stephens day, etc etc etc!

wmpdd3

http://www.employmentrights.ie/en/media/Workingtimeact.pdf

For each bank holiday you are basically entitled to 20% of your usually weeks wages (ie 4 hrs pay if you usually do 20 hrs per week) if you don't work it. ( So you'd work 16 hrs that week and het paid for 20hrs.)

If you do work it, you are entitled to a day off in lieu and a premium payment for working it, so if you usually do 20 hrs per week you could work 8hrs st pat's day and 2 x 4 hr shifts and get paid for 20 hrs work.

Corruptedmorals

This is how Dunnes do it: time a half plus adjustments of average day's wages by basic pay- mine is 5.5. So it's not far from double in the end. If I wasn't working it, I'd still get the adjustments. The paid day off in lieu applies too.