Query on bank holiday pay

Notmything

Quick question for all you knowledgeable peeps.

A friend of mine works for a disability service, 24 hour shifts, and gets the full hourly rate for the 24 hours.

But, on bank holidays if she works that day she only gets 8 hours extra for the day. I would assume it should be for every hour she works on that day. So if she starts at 10am until midnight that would be 14hrs.

She queried it with her employer and they told her it was accept it or leave. She's with them 5+ years. Her contract specifies she will receive double time for working bank holidays, but not that it's capped at 8 hours.

Just wondering if this is allowed or not?

Mrs OBumble

How many hours per week is she doing?

Notmything

48 hr week.

ELM327

The rule is you should receive 1/5 of your standard week hours on that day, with exceptions for non full time etc employees.

Mrs OBumble

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120721917#Comment_120721917

Indeed. For a 48 hour week, that would be 9.6 hours.

Except how are breaks handled in a 24 hour shift situation? That could explain the difference.