please help me work out my bank holiday entitlement. I think work are pulling a fast one

[Cheeseandlobster]

I work for an LA with a computerised employee self service system. My working hours are 18.5 per week spread over 2 weeks so I work Wednesday Thursday Friday one week and Thursday Friday the next.

We have to book in annual leave and bank holiday leave in a separate calendar. So I have had to enter a full day on the bank holiday calendar for next Friday. I asked my manager what happens to bank holidays that fall on my non working day such as Mondays. She said the bank holiday leave will take this into account and I will get an extra day for these.

But the bank holiday calendar shows for the year an entitlement of 33 hours. Surely this isn't right?

Can anyone please help me work this out so I can challenge it if necessary. I have had problems with HR and management getting things wrong from start to finish and I feel a bit exasperated now.

So although there is an extra bank holiday this year, apparently employers are not obliged to give you an extra days leave - even if the business is closed on the day. Meaning you have to use an annual leave day .

If this is wrong, please let me know!

OP I wonder if this is relevant to you?

My contract has a clause that if the number of bank hols falling on my work days exceeds the number of bank hol days in my pro rata allowance, then I have the choice between dipping into my annual leave to cover the extra or making up the hours within the same month.

It's a small difference, but it generally means that if your part time includes Mondays you are not forced to use your annual leave to cover the extra. It would be a reasonable thing to ask for I think, if you are short of leave.