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To think my work is being out of order re: the royal wedding?

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KittenSLittle · 02/02/2011 15:12

My local NHS trust, where I work, has just decreed that the day of the royal wedding is to be treated as a normal working day! Now, I'm no royalist but as far as I was aware it's meant to be a national holiday. Instead they're running everything as normal and those who usually work Fridays will be made to do so and won't be paid a penny more (they will get a day off in lieu apparently, although when they'll be able to take it I don't know).

AIBU to think this is really mean and just not in the spirit of things?

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Decorhate · 02/02/2011 17:01

meantosay - because schools are closed so parents who still have to work will have to find someone willing to have their children & pay them

Deliaskis · 02/02/2011 17:07

Errrmmm...again...all the OP was actually asking was whether it was U to have expected her work would treat this BH like any other BH.

But don't let that get in the way of a good mn bashing...

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ENormaSnob · 02/02/2011 17:07

Ffs if it's declared a bh then it should be treated as such. Pretty sure that's what the op is saying.

For nhs nurses that is time + 60%, same as the other bank holidays.

Yanbu

AnyFucker · 02/02/2011 17:10

our school is closed anyway for the Easter week

so they are tagging on an extra day on the spring bank half term holiday

so yes, an extra day's childcare to find while the education system take their day off in lieu

lots of other people don't get a lieu day though (including Dh and I)

it seems this hasn't been thought through properly and is going to cause a whole heap of resentment

agedknees · 02/02/2011 17:11

I know I am going to get murdered for this, but here goes:

I think NHS staff get enough holidays compared with loads of other people.

And I work for the NHS, and I am a nurse.

(Please don't kill me).

Oh YABU.

ChippingInSmellyCheeseFreak · 02/02/2011 17:15

It will not be 'fair' because your individual (or collective) contract will determine whether you are paid for it or not. Unless you have a kind employer who gives you an additional day off over and above the bank holiday/annual leave entitlement in your contract.

hocuspontas · 02/02/2011 17:16

Hang on. Are people saying that normal BHs in the NHS are extra time AND a day off in lieu? Is this the norm in other places as well?

PenelopeTitsDropped · 02/02/2011 17:17

As far as I know, its an additional Bank Holiday.
As far as I know, we have to give Bank Holiday pay for anyone that works on that day (in accordance with contract); or time off in lieu.

I have a very simple question. WHY ?

I didn't invite them to my wedding; and as far as I know; they haven't invited me to theirs.

I will however be paying TAX a proportion of which contributes to the civil list. AGAIN WHY?

The Country is in dire straights yet Parliament voted increases for the Queen, over and above inflation; and despite the fact that she has bred complete and utter fuckwits (save for Anne).

I'm very happy that they're getting married; fair play to them; but declaring it a Bank Holiday ?

Shite.

Those that are Royalists will book a day's holiday; those that aren't will work.

No-ones that bothered; it isn't that important.

They want to get married... fine. At their age I would pay for it myself. It's what any self respecting adult couple of their age would do.

Mutt · 02/02/2011 17:18

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HarrietSchulenberg · 02/02/2011 17:19

My place of work will be closed for all of that day but we have to take the time from our annual leave entitlement, which is being increased by just half a day. So I have to either make the time up or lose half a day's pay.
Yeah, thanks Will and Kate.

lockets · 02/02/2011 17:20

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ENormaSnob · 02/02/2011 17:22

But if it's declared a bh then a work contract will cover it as such?

Agedknees, the holidays are fine but it's little compensation for the lack of breaks, being late off due to staff shortages etc

flowery · 02/02/2011 17:22

Depending on what the contract says, it may be that the NHS has no obligation to pay any attention to the extra bank holiday, day in lieu, extra pay or anything. If that's the case, then granting a day off in lieu when they don't have to sounds pretty generous to me. You work a normal day. You get paid a normal day. You get an extra day's holiday later on.

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upahill · 02/02/2011 17:28

Having the wedding on the 29th is a complete pain in the arse as far as my DH's work is concerned.

A lot of his customers break up on Thursday then it is GF Easter Sat/ Sun Bank Holiday Monday so a lot of the places he goes to have a lot of staff taking the Tue/ Wed/Thur off then Bank Holiday Friday THEN Bank holiday Monday.

I can see us being very poor after that run!!

AnyFucker · 02/02/2011 17:43

upahill, yes, the timing of this royal wedding has been very poorly thought out

it should have been a saturday

ChippingInSmellyCheeseFreak · 02/02/2011 17:44

Mutt - would you have preferred neither of you to have the extra day off? (That sounds a bit arsey but it's not, it's a genuine question.)

Harriet - you are still getting an extra half a day off - would you rather have gone in for the day and sacrificed the 'free' half day?

DoingTheBestICan · 02/02/2011 17:44

I work for a high street chemist & we got a letter from HO last week to tell us we are opening as normal,i.e 8.30-5.30 on the wedding day.

Oh & we wont be getting any extra pay or a day off in lieu.

Mutt · 02/02/2011 17:47

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Lizzywishes · 02/02/2011 17:48

If you get a day off in lieu, then what's the problem?

ChippingInSmellyCheeseFreak · 02/02/2011 17:48

I think it's fine having it on a Friday - I think the mistake was made when it was declared a 'National Holiday' with no forthought as to how that affects the minions! Nice to declare it a day employers either have to pay staff for or put up with the grief for being 'mean'... it would be different if they were prepared to pay for that day off!! (which of course they can't - but you know what I mean). It's like telling someone else's kids they can go to Disneyland for their birthday!

Mutt · 02/02/2011 17:48

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ENormaSnob · 02/02/2011 17:49

This is what I don't understand.

If it's declared a national bh then how can employers just decide to ignore it?

Mutt · 02/02/2011 17:50

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freshmint · 02/02/2011 17:50

one of the papers described it the day as "a balding soldier marrying an unemployed sloane" and I think that is about right.

I, for one, am glad the NHS isn't going to be shutting down that day Hmm