Public Holidays, Christmas 2011

macfhinn

Just wondering what days we get off this year sine xmas is on a sunday?

testicle

macfhinn wrote: »

Just wondering what days we get off this year sine xmas is on a sunday?

Just Stephen's Day. There is no requirement in Ireland to carry over Public Holidays that fall on a weekend.

omahaid

citizensinformation.ie wrote:

Public holidays falling on a weekend
Where a public holiday falls on a weekend, you do not have any automatic legal entitlement to have the next working day off work. This occurs in 2011 when Christmas Day (25 December) falls on a Sunday. It also occurs in 2012 when New Year's Day (1 January) falls on a Sunday. This means that Tuesday 27 December 2011, and Monday 2 January 2012 are not public holidays. When this happens you are entitled to the normal alternative arrangements concerning employment and public holidays that is:

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.
Your employer can require you to attend work on those days.

Make of that what you wish

Eoin

This thread is now a sticky as it comes up a lot.

looksee

So you are entitled to a day off, just not necessarily the next working day. For many jobs however it is easiest to give the next working day. Service industry jobs would probably be different.

Eoin

The company can choose any of those options listed above, so they might just pay extra instead.

touchwood

So if I work in a pub part time and work new years day but am rostered off on the Monday do I get double time for working new years day? Don't normally work Monday's anyway.

lucy2010

someone may be able to answer this. I work any 5 out of 7 days with 2 days off a week. This can be any 2 days. This week my days off are Stephens Day & New Years day. Just got my pay slip & basicly been paid for 40 hour week. Do I get 2 days paid back for these ? Its all very confusing TBH