Shops/Businesses closing for the Queen's funeral

[roofingnovice]

I work for a major high street retailer and the management team are deciding if the business will close on Monday 19th for the funeral, AIBU to think that the business should close for the whole day?
I have a feeling they are waiting for another big high street name to announce their intentions first.

Tesco is telling staff that if they want to work that day they can. Which basically means 'you can have the day off but we aren't paying you for it'.

Read the announcement on detail and the Q&A section. They specifically state that this doesn't come with any obligation for employers to give extea paid time off. You can let people have the time off and dock it from their annual leave entitlement. It's your decision.