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Do your work colleagues actually know it's Easter this weekend and that Friday and Monday are Bank Holidays?

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cakeorwine · 26/03/2024 19:50

After some recent emails and conversations, I think some people just don't know. Maybe they are just out of the loop on these things.

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cakeorwine · 26/03/2024 20:12

WickerMam · 26/03/2024 20:09

Depends where you are, maybe? Local to me, most office workers get bank holidays as "floating days" and hardly anyone takes Easter off, unless it coincides with time they would be taking off for school holidays anyway. Often, schools are even in on Easter Monday.

At work, we wouldn't think twice about arranging meetings on Easter friday/monday, and that goes for everywhere I have ever worked, including clients.

Really?

It's a Bank Holiday.

It's in addition to annual leave.

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HussellRobbs · 26/03/2024 20:11

mynameiscalypso · 26/03/2024 19:53

Only if they have children really.

You think only people with kids know that they have two holidays coming? Bizarre. Lots of people childfree people will have plans!

DigitalDust · 26/03/2024 20:11

BashfulClam · 26/03/2024 20:06

No it’s Good Friday that isn’t, I’ve had two jobs with Scottish bank holidays and had to work Good Friday. Now I’m in a role that mirrors our English office so get both.

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Good Friday is listed as a bank holiday in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (and that bit is still in force as far as I can see) so not sure how long ago your job was?

SarahAndQuack · 26/03/2024 20:11

We know because it's one of our most lucrative weekends.

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cakeorwine · 26/03/2024 20:10

AgnesX · 26/03/2024 20:09

Its not but a lot of the English based businesses and institutions take it eg universities, civil service etc.

It's the first decent break after Christmas for those of us who don't have kids or who have grown up.

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I am not Scottish but the Scottish Government seem to think Good Friday is a Bank Holiday

Scottish bank holiday dates - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Scottish bank holiday dates

Scottish bank holiday dates for 2023 and 2024. Includes past dates.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/bank-holidays/

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dudsville · 26/03/2024 20:10

Every end of December I get a few weeks off. One of the things I do is set out the bank holidays for the year in my new diary. So i always know when the bank holidays are, yes, and know that this one and dec 25th are related to religious holidays, I don't know if any of the rest of them are. Upthread someone called this a christian country, I can see it historically but not currently.

HundredMilesAnHour · 26/03/2024 20:10

BashfulClam · 26/03/2024 20:06

No it’s Good Friday that isn’t, I’ve had two jobs with Scottish bank holidays and had to work Good Friday. Now I’m in a role that mirrors our English office so get both.

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The Scottish govt disagrees with you - Good Friday IS a bank holiday in Scotland. It's Easter Monday that isn't.

https://www.mygov.scot/scotland-bank-holidays

Public and bank holidays

Find out the public and bank holidays in Scotland – including past and future bank holidays.

https://www.mygov.scot/scotland-bank-holidays

WickerMam · 26/03/2024 20:09

Depends where you are, maybe? Local to me, most office workers get bank holidays as "floating days" and hardly anyone takes Easter off, unless it coincides with time they would be taking off for school holidays anyway. Often, schools are even in on Easter Monday.

At work, we wouldn't think twice about arranging meetings on Easter friday/monday, and that goes for everywhere I have ever worked, including clients.

AgnesX · 26/03/2024 20:09

AyrshireTryer · 26/03/2024 20:03

Good Friday is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland.

Its not but a lot of the English based businesses and institutions take it eg universities, civil service etc.

It's the first decent break after Christmas for those of us who don't have kids or who have grown up.

AyrshireTryer · 26/03/2024 20:08

I take your point, but the post is delivered on Good Friday. not Easter Monday.

DomesticatedSavage · 26/03/2024 20:08

I can guarantee someone won’t have realised, same person will be fuming that Tesco is closed on Sunday

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cakeorwine · 26/03/2024 20:07

BashfulClam · 26/03/2024 20:06

No it’s Good Friday that isn’t, I’ve had two jobs with Scottish bank holidays and had to work Good Friday. Now I’m in a role that mirrors our English office so get both.

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Well this could be an interesting conversation

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Allmyfavouritepeople · 26/03/2024 20:07

It had completely passed me by and now I'm not sure if I'm working Friday or not. Live in Scotland but work for a UK wide charity and get random bank holidays. We get the early (to me) August bank holidays and not the English bank holiday weekend. Gonna have to find out tomorrow what's happening Friday.

QueSyrahSyrah · 26/03/2024 20:06

Nobody in the office with school age children, but everyone fully aware of the impending long weekend.

easilydistracted1 · 26/03/2024 20:06

Penny only dropped for me last week when my wife and colleagues said. I told a new worker I'm supporting today about the Friday she was very surprised

BashfulClam · 26/03/2024 20:06

Isyesterdaytomorrowtoday · 26/03/2024 20:05

It is, Easter Monday isn’t

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No it’s Good Friday that isn’t, I’ve had two jobs with Scottish bank holidays and had to work Good Friday. Now I’m in a role that mirrors our English office so get both.

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cakeorwine · 26/03/2024 20:06

AyrshireTryer · 26/03/2024 20:03

Good Friday is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland.

Isn't it?

UK bank holidays - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

UK bank holidays

Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays

https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays#scotland

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Coleoo74 · 26/03/2024 20:06

I work in financial services for UK based industry so yes all are aware of bank holiday dates and the impacts it has in our work, also coming up to tax year end so the workload has been insane last few weeks and this week already seems such easier.

Previously worked in an international stockbrokers and we worked bank holidays on a rota or voluntary due to international differences but it was harder there to "remember" because they just didn't register the same when it was never a given you had any of them off...

Isyesterdaytomorrowtoday · 26/03/2024 20:05

AyrshireTryer · 26/03/2024 20:03

Good Friday is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland.

It is, Easter Monday isn’t

BashfulClam · 26/03/2024 20:05

mynameiscalypso · 26/03/2024 19:53

Only if they have children really.

Ha ha ha noooooo I’d there is a bs k holiday that I get off then I bloody know about it. No kids just like a day off!

AyrshireTryer · 26/03/2024 20:03

Good Friday is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland.

shoppingshamed · 26/03/2024 20:02

PlumbersWifey · 26/03/2024 19:57

My sons big now so no childcare needed and I only realised when my colleague told me. Not religious at all.

So big that he doesn't go to school?

MargaretThursday · 26/03/2024 20:01

My line manager is planning on working Good Friday AND Easter Sunday. I think he's planning on taking the Monday off though.

He's a minister. I think he's aware. At least I hope he is.😁

FawnFrenchieMum · 26/03/2024 19:59

I ‘know’ but doesn’t stop me saying, let’s do that in the meeting on Friday, or to the kids, at school on Friday etc, only to remember when I look in the calendar or the kids say but we’re not there Friday.

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