Worked on new years day

byrner88

so i worked new years day and done a 15 hour shift . i know nobody should be doing a 15 hour shift but i did so . anyway as far as i know people who normally work on new years day should get double pay is this true? i only got my wage slip today as i do a back week and i only paid a normal days pay . should i have been paid for 30hours and not only 15 hours?? i work in a pub by the way

xxlauraxxox

u shud question ur employer u cud jus get a day off in liau like me i work in a supermarket so id get a xtra day off wit pay depends on ur contract jus ask ur employer its what they theyre 4

mydearwatson

No - your employer is only obliged to pay you minimum wage. Any other pay incentives - double pay on certain holidays, etc - are based on the company's policies in place.

If you're not happy with only receiving the normal rate of pay, you could bring it up with your employer in advance of the next holiday that you're working - however, given that you work in a pub, I would think that working "antisocial" hours are just an expected part of the job, and I doubt that you'll get any extra pay for it.

Eoin

xxlauraxxox wrote: »

u shud question ur employer u cud jus get a day off in liau like me i work in a supermarket so id get a xtra day off wit pay depends on ur contract jus ask ur employer its what they theyre 4

Hi xxlauraxxox, please don't use text speak here - it's very hard to read.

Hammer Archer

mydearwatson wrote: »

No - your employer is only obliged to pay you minimum wage. Any other pay incentives - double pay on certain holidays, etc - are based on the company's policies in place.

Eh I'm pretty sure that's not true in the case of public holidays.

You're entitled to

• A paid day off within a month of the public holiday
• An additional day of annual leave
• An additional day's pay
• The nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a paid day off

Unless you're a part time worker and hadn't worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks beforehand.

Nody

Hammer Archer wrote: »

You're entitled to one off the following:
...

Added the missing part (bolded).

To OP, check with your manager what's the deal and see what they say but as noted double pay is not mandatory.

InchicoreDude

Eh I'm pretty sure that's not true in the case of public holidays.

This year, the public holiday was on the 3rd, not the 1st. So could this be having an influence on OP's situation?

Eoin

InchicoreDude wrote: »

This year, the public holiday was on the 3rd, not the 1st. So could this be having an influence on OP's situation?

No it wasn't - the public holiday was still the 1st of January. The 3rd was NOT a public holiday; it was a bank holiday that employers did not have to give off - they just tend to.

mrsbyrne

mydearwatson wrote: »

No - your employer is only obliged to pay you minimum wage. Any other pay incentives - double pay on certain holidays, etc - are based on the company's policies in place.

If you're not happy with only receiving the normal rate of pay, you could bring it up with your employer in advance of the next holiday that you're working - however, given that you work in a pub, I would think that working "antisocial" hours are just an expected part of the job, and I doubt that you'll get any extra pay for it.

im new to boards.ie and im finding it highly amusing that posters like mydearwatson who clearly havnt a clue what theyre talking about will post away any old rubbish at all! completely deluded!:eek::rolleyes:

Eoin

Hi mrsbyrne, it's generally more helpful to post the correct information (or a link to it) rather than just to slate other users.

mrsbyrne

Your entitlement to public holidays is set out in the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. One exception is part-time employees who have not worked for their employer at least 40 hours in total in the 5 weeks before the public holiday.

Employees who qualify will be entitled to either the public holiday off as paid leave or one of the following alternatives:

A paid day off within a month of the public holiday
An additional day of annual leave
An additional day's pay
The nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a paid day off
The Organisation of Working Time Act provides that you may ask your employer at least 21 days before a public holiday, which of the alternatives will apply. If your employer fails to respond at least 14 days before the public holiday, you are entitled to take the actual public holiday as a paid day off.

point taken

Hammer Archer

Nody wrote: »

Added the missing part (bolded).

To OP, check with your manager what's the deal and see what they say but as noted double pay is not mandatory.

Sorry. That's quite an important bit alright