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Christmas week

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lillywhite
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Christmas week

Post by lillywhite »

Just a quick question,if you are on leave do you get days back in lieu for Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
HairyHobbit
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Re: Christmas week

Post by HairyHobbit »

No because they shouldn't have been deducted from the leave that you used for your time off.

Eg. You work a 35 hour week, 5 days a week. If you booked a week with a bank holiday in you would only be deducted 28 hours leave for the full week.

Unless they messed it up. This is Royal Mail we're talking about...
heraldmoth
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Re: Christmas week

Post by heraldmoth »

You would b deducted 21 hours from your leave allocation. 3 days leave, 2x bank holiday 1x rest day, would b your 6 days off…
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Christmas week

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Whatever your total number of hours for Wed-Fri (or Wed-Sat) that you'd normally work is what will be deducted from your leave allocation
qwerty2
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Re: Christmas week

Post by qwerty2 »

lillywhite wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 10:40
Just a quick question,if you are on leave do you get days back in lieu for Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
Thought you couldn’t have leave over Xmas?🎅
ted_e_bear
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Re: Christmas week

Post by ted_e_bear »

qwerty2 wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 17:52
lillywhite wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 10:40
Just a quick question,if you are on leave do you get days back in lieu for Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
Thought you couldn’t have leave over Xmas?🎅
Think it depends how it falls, we've got leave slots this year for that week but normally only the week after the one with Xmas day in it would be available.
SMS1969
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Re: Christmas week

Post by SMS1969 »

qwerty2 wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 17:52
lillywhite wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 10:40
Just a quick question,if you are on leave do you get days back in lieu for Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
Thought you couldn’t have leave over Xmas?🎅
My postman is off next week, fcuk knows how as I thought the next four weeks were not available to take off. :hmmmm
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Christmas week

Post by SpacePhoenix »

ted_e_bear wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 18:21
qwerty2 wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 17:52
lillywhite wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 10:40
Just a quick question,if you are on leave do you get days back in lieu for Christmas Day and Boxing Day?
Thought you couldn’t have leave over Xmas?🎅
Think it depends how it falls, we've got leave slots this year for that week but normally only the week after the one with Xmas day in it would be available.
Every office should have had leave slots for that week, probably all now full in just about every office
BadPostman
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Re: Christmas week

Post by BadPostman »

Been told today that from next year Xmas pressure will start at the beginning of November
Smoothbackground
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Re: Christmas week

Post by Smoothbackground »

And how does it work if your rest days are Monday and Tuesday, which this year are Christmas Day and Boxing Day? Do you get other days off in lieu?
heraldmoth
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Re: Christmas week

Post by heraldmoth »

Bank holiday on a rest day gets u a day in lieu or days overtime depending on your manager
heraldmoth
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Re: Christmas week

Post by heraldmoth »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
25 Nov 2023, 15:47
Whatever your total number of hours for Wed-Fri (or Wed-Sat) that you'd normally work is what will be deducted from your leave allocation
Minus rest day