bank holiday unfairness

corktina

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

kneemos

corktina wrote: »

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

A corktina day.

biko

Take Monday off, on me.

El Guapo!

biko wrote: »

Take Monday off, on me.

So he gets to spend the whole of Monday, on you?!
Very generous of you.

SEPT 23 1989

Every day is a bank holiday for the jobless

corktina

thanks, but i think i should get an extra day off....after all if you work a bank holiday you get a day off in lieu, so I think I should get an extra day off not working.

This is possibly a religious matter as there aren't any new days being made. Off I go to the Religion Forum I think

Mr. CooL ICE

Not 100% sure on this, but if you work a 35+ hour work week, you are entitled to the benefits of a bank holiday monday, be it extra pay or lieu day, regardless of whether you work the actual monday or not.

mattjack

corktina wrote: »

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

Yes , both of them.

Kristopherus

corktina wrote: »

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

Play with that new phone you have:). Or maybe try changing networks:D That will keep you occupied;)

Mint Sauce

LordChessington wrote: »

Not 100% sure on this, but if you work a 35+ hour work week, you are entitled to the benefits of a bank holiday monday, be it extra pay or lieu day, regardless of whether you work the actual monday or not.

You might not be far off. I work a 35+ week. If I work the bank holiday, its double pay, no day in lieu. If I dont work it, I still get an extra bit in your pay slip as its a bank holiday week, and no day in lieu entitlement.

corktina

LordChessington wrote: »

Not 100% sure on this, but if you work a 35+ hour work week, you are entitled to the benefits of a bank holiday monday, be it extra pay or lieu day, regardless of whether you work the actual monday or not.

ah there's the problem, thanks. As I don't do a 35 hour week, I'm not entitled to an extra day off..

however, i do a lot more than 35 hours a week NOT working, will that help my case do you think?

Gosub

Workers get a day off work for free... non workers should then do a day of work for free.

I have a wall that needs to be painted...

Kristopherus

irish-stew wrote: »

You might not be far off. I work a 35+ week. If you work the bank holiday, its double pay, no day in lieu. If you dont work it, you still get an extra bit in your pay slip as its a bank holiday week, and no day in lieu entitlement.

IIRC its 40 hours in the previous 5 weeks.

corktina

irish-stew wrote: »

You might not be far off. I work a 35+ week. If you work the bank holiday, its double pay, no day in lieu. If you dont work it, you still get an extra bit in your pay slip as its a bank holiday week, and no day in lieu entitlement.

Off topic...will you stop being silly!

dmc17

corktina wrote: »

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

Well, if you're looking for a job and you get one just tell your new employer you're taking the first few weeks off as you missed out on bank holidays and feel aggrieved by this. I'm sure they'd be delighted

DEFTLEFTHAND

corktina wrote: »

ah there's the problem, thanks. As I don't do a 35 hour week, I'm not entitled to an extra day off..

however, i do a lot more than 35 hours a week NOT working, will that help my case do you think?

What's your profession?

Mint Sauce

corktina wrote: »

Off topic...will you stop being silly!

Least I'm not missing out on my bank holiday.

corktina

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What's your profession?

Wall Painter...apparently

Fr_Dougal

corktina wrote: »

ah there's the problem, thanks. As I don't do a 35 hour week, I'm not entitled to an extra day off..

however, i do a lot more than 35 hours a week NOT working, will that help my case do you think?

Ah, you're a PS worker...

corktina

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Ah, you're a PS worker...

more a BS one I think

scamalert

corktina wrote: »

ah there's the problem, thanks. As I don't do a 35 hour week, I'm not entitled to an extra day off..

however, i do a lot more than 35 hours a week NOT working, will that help my case do you think?

you know what would help you ?
Looking for a job instead of complaining here,either that or do some free courses as there plenty of them.Being unemployed is bad ,but there are sectors where working and having bank holiday fks over all the next week,as deliveries fall behind,workload increases before the Bh weekend and so on.Id say there are plenty who could complain about having to work on BH,but it depends who works where :cool:

Capt'n Midnight

corktina wrote: »

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

Wait until Tuesday to draw the dole. :pac:

At present each day you work means you loose 1/6th of your payment. So on a bank holiday weekend shouldn't you loose 1/5th ?


Eh, no maybe that's not it

Something, something, profit ?

Grayson

I'm pissed off that I'll have to get a taxi into work.

I had to this morning because the trains were cancelled (Someone nicked the signal cable at the ashtown junction)

I alwaysa have to on sunday because Irish rail seem to think that they should have a lie on on sundays.

And bank holiday mondays are just as bad.

So that's €75 I'll have to spend on taxi's this weekend because Irish rail are cnuts

corktina

scamalert wrote: »

you know what would help you ?
Looking for a job instead of complaining here,either that or do some free courses as there plenty of them.Being unemployed is bad ,but there are sectors where working and having bank holiday fks over all the next week,as deliveries fall behind,workload increases before the Bh weekend and so on.Id say there are plenty who could complain about having to work on BH,but it depends who works where :cool:

lol:cool::rolleyes:

corktina

Grayson wrote: »

I'm pissed off that I'll have to get a taxi into work.

I had to this morning because the trains were cancelled (Someone nicked the signal cable at the ashtown junction)

I alwaysa have to on sunday because Irish rail seem to think that they should have a lie on on sundays.

And bank holiday mondays are just as bad.

So that's €75 I'll have to spend on taxi's this weekend because Irish rail are cnuts

good point, I'm €75 up just for not being able to work!

Grayson

corktina wrote: »

good point, I'm €75 up just for not being able to work!

I hope you develop bed sores from excessive lie-in's.

corktina

You're not my Mum! i'm up aren't i?

Scruffles

scamalert wrote: »

you know what would help you ?
Looking for a job instead of complaining here,either that or do some free courses as there plenty of them.Being unemployed is bad ,but there are sectors where working and having bank holiday fks over all the next week,as deliveries fall behind,workload increases before the Bh weekend and so on.Id say there are plenty who could complain about having to work on BH,but it depends who works where :cool:

yep,support staff in residential care for one,they dont even get any breaks let alone bank holidays as there is no way of having other staff come in just to cover the breaks.

corktina

support staff in Residential Care? what do they do? chant 2468 who do we appreciate? Little old ladies!

becost

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Every day is a bank holiday for the jobless

That's true. When you work, you know months in advance when the next BH is coming up. I only realized that next Monday was one yesterday evening when I saw a sign in a local shop saying "open bank holiday Monday".
Every day is the weekend as well.

stefan idiot jones

What will you be planning for a public holiday ? Draw the dole standing in the street ?

corktina

nope, thought I'd stay on here and poke fun at gullible people

Capt'n Midnight

Grayson wrote: »

I'm pissed off that I'll have to get a taxi into work.

I had to this morning because the trains were cancelled (Someone nicked the signal cable at the ashtown junction)

I alwaysa have to on sunday because Irish rail seem to think that they should have a lie on on sundays.

And bank holiday mondays are just as bad.

So that's €75 I'll have to spend on taxi's this weekend because Irish rail are cnuts

15Kg of Copper is worth €75

kraggy

corktina wrote: »

i have no work , thus I miss out on Bank Holidays. I think I should get an extra day with no work as compensation. How would this work? (or not work?)

We could call it "Mondeo".

corktina

yep, i got one of them, what an honour!

Henlars67

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Every day is a bank holiday for the jobless

No it isn't. I used to go away on bank holiday weekends, or spend them in the local. I can't do either of those now.

joehig

next time your going for an interview, just tell your potential employer you want your first day off as compo, im sure hed understand

orestes

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Every day is a bank holiday for the jobless

Not really, the library is usually open.

For Forks Sake

Grayson wrote: »

I had to this morning because the trains were cancelled (Someone nicked the signal cable at the ashtown junction)

And this is why northsiders don't get nice things like Luas extensions, or Metros to the airport.

NuckingFacker

For Forks Sake wrote: »

And this is why northsiders don't get nice things like Luas extensions, or Metros to the airport.

Yeah, sure someone nicked 30m of the M1 last week and the Belfast-Dublin line is always getting chopped up for scrap where it passes through the NS. The North side of the Hapenny bridge has been robbed twice and rebuilt. Sure you could give them nothing.. They made O'Connell st so wide on purpose to stop lads lifting it.

SCOOP 64

Should be a system were you claim back your bank holidays when you get a job, seems only fair!