Easter Monday work

Bessacadia

OK hubby works in a restaurant full time and is always having a hard time being paid for bank/public holidays.(*we don't pay bank holidays*)

Apparently now they *have * to be closed on Good Friday (NOT a holiday)because they can't serve alcohol, so he is required to work the Monday(a holiday) without it being paid extra.In other words, instead of having to pay you extra for the Monday bank holiday, have the Friday off instead.

Is this reasonable? I don't think so.

sceptre

Here's the relevant info from Oasis:

Public Holidays

There are nine (9) public holidays in Ireland each year. Good Friday is not a public holiday. The list of public holidays in Ireland each year is as follows:

* New Year's Day (1st January)
* St. Patrick's Day (17th March)
* Easter Monday
* First Monday in May, June, August
* Last Monday in October
* Christmas Day (25th December)
* St. Stephen's Day (26th December)

Most employees are entitled to have paid leave on public holidays. One exception is part-time employees who have not worked 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, 1997 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

Part-time employees who are entitled to public holiday leave, but who are not due to work on that particular day should receive 1/5 (20%) of their weekly pay instead of the actual day's leave.

They're giving him the nearest church holiday as a paid day off in lieu of working on Monday. He'd be entitled to tell them to shove it if he asked 21 days in advance and they failed to respond 14 days in advance.

As for "we don't pay bank holidays", he does generally get one of the above in exchange, yes?

I wouldn't like it myself if it was policy and compulsory.

seamus

It's not very reasonable or employee-friendly, but it's mostly OK.

In our place we have to use a day's annual leave as a compulsory day off this Friday. *shrug*.