Is 19/March/2012 going to be a Public Holiday?

bmoregan

Anyone know if we get the Monday after Paddy's Day off this year instead of Sat 17/Mar?

mooonpie

Since Paddy's Day (17th) is a Saturday, the Bank Holiday is on the Monday (19th)

So yes (depending on your employer, etc)

MonkieSocks

bmoregan wrote: »

Anyone know if we get the Monday after Paddy's Day off this year instead of Sat 17/Mar?

Yes Monday 19th March is a Day off, in Lieu Of St Patrick's Day

Eoin

No, it's not a public holiday.

It's a bank holiday, but you've no automatic right to the day off.

Nody

Eoin wrote: »

No, it's not a public holiday.

It's a bank holiday, but you've no automatic right to the day off.

This question comes up every year and the answer is the same every year as well; it's not a public holiday i.e. you don't have the right to a day off (even if many companies give it).

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 occurred in 2011 when Christmas Day (25 December) fell on a Sunday. It also occurred in 2012 when New Year's Day (1 January) fell on a Sunday. This means that Tuesday 27 December 2011, and Monday 2 January 2012 were 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

So you are entitled to something

Eoin

Correct. Just not the Monday necessarily.

07734

Hi, I have a query relating to public holidays/bank holidays and am struggling to get my head around it.

we have two employees, both on 5 day weeks. Employee A works monday to friday, employee B works saturdays, but has tuesdays off. this is regular, and never changes.

the shop is closed both saturday (patricks day) and monday 19th.

so A gets one day off his normal week, B gets two days. A is a bit miffed at "missing out" on an extra holiday, and is asking for a day in lieu.

my understanding is that A is getting the holiday he is entitled to on monday, and is not entitled to an extra day on top, and that it is B's good luck that paddy's day falls on saturday and he gets two days off.

does this sound right, or do i need to give an extra day to A?

Eoin

"A" has the Monday off, so that's fair enough.

I'd have though that B might have to take a day's leave though for the Monday?

07734

But the shop is closed anyway? (by choice of management)

Eoin

It's too late now actually as you must give more notice, but that doesn't matter that the office has closed.

An office can close a few days a year and staff must use this as annual leave if the company chooses.

We have to take Good Friday and Christmas Eve as annual leave because the office closes.

07734

Ok, I see what you're saying. Thanks for that.

Wishbone Ash

My employer (the HSE) is paying the premium for staff working on Saturday. Staff working on Monday will get standard pay. Some staff have booked a day off on Saturday probably thinking that they will get the premium on Monday.

@07734 - employee "B" will effectively owe the company a day. As has been said, it doesn't matter that the business closes.

07734

Thanks guys, that's a great help. Is it the same situation if the company has a policy of always giving everyone a bank holiday off? I think wishbone has more or less answered it, just double checking, I don't want to get it wrong!!!

Eoin

07734 wrote: »

Thanks guys, that's a great help. Is it the same situation if the company has a policy of always giving everyone a bank holiday off?

Yes - as I said, we have to take Good Friday off, which is a bank holiday but not a public one. That comes out of our annual leave.

Karen23

St. Patrick's Day is listed as a Public Holiday and the following information is given :

* Where a public holiday falls on a weekend, you are not legally entitled to the next working day off work.
When this happens you are 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.
Your employer can require you to attend work on those days.

barkius woofius

On the News at One on RTE Radio 1 this afternoon,
the presenter said that today was a Public Holiday 3 times.
Today is a "Bank" holiday not a Public Holiday.
The Public Holiday was Saturday, St.Patricks's Day.

Mrs OBumble

barkius woofius wrote: »

On the News at One on RTE Radio 1 this afternoon,
the presenter said that today was a Public Holiday 3 times.
Today is a "Bank" holiday not a Public Holiday.
The Public Holiday was Saturday, St.Patricks's Day.

Causing you to reconsider how you regard the accuracy of the rest of the "news"?

mufa1

so im even more confused. Im a roaster staff, didnt work on sat 17.3. but worke 8.5 hrs on monday 19.3. does it mean i should be paid only at normal rate no additional pay?

Wishbone Ash

mufa1 wrote: »

didnt work on sat 17.3. but worke 8.5 hrs on monday 19.3.

Did other employees work on Saturday, i.e.was your employer operating on Saturday? If so, I presume the premium payment would have been paid for that day as those staff were working on the actual holiday. The employer couldn't expect to pay extra for both days.

mufa1

yes employees which worked sat were paid extra. I was off sat and sun.