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Christmas arrangements

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banner18
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Christmas arrangements

Post by banner18 »

Anybody got the Christmas arrangements for this year?
Are we just getting the 3 Xmas bank holidays this year?
ted_e_bear
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by ted_e_bear »

Can't imagine any reason for it being anything but with Christmas/new years day being wednesday
thefox
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by thefox »

4 in scotland😁
CharlesSpooner
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by CharlesSpooner »

It'll be Xmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day - regional variances aside such as Scotland.

No real reason for any other arrangement.
ke1th.dav1s
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by ke1th.dav1s »

if you are entitled to 2 days of a week can a manager say 1 of those days ive put you in for christmas day..is this bs for a new 40 hour contract
qwerty2
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by qwerty2 »

ke1th.dav1s wrote:
26 Dec 2024, 17:29
if you are entitled to 2 days of a week can a manager say 1 of those days ive put you in for christmas day..is this bs for a new 40 hour contract
Everyone gets a lieu day if your day off falls on a bank holiday - your manager is talking crap
Rve83ndxd
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by Rve83ndxd »

ke1th.dav1s wrote:
26 Dec 2024, 17:29
if you are entitled to 2 days of a week can a manager say 1 of those days ive put you in for christmas day..is this bs for a new 40 hour contract
He can put both you days off Christmas/Boxing day if he wants unless you have a fixed walk. Nothing to do with new contracts, always been like this. Day off in leu.
Londonsburning
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by Londonsburning »

Rve83ndxd wrote:
27 Dec 2024, 14:30
ke1th.dav1s wrote:
26 Dec 2024, 17:29
if you are entitled to 2 days of a week can a manager say 1 of those days ive put you in for christmas day..is this bs for a new 40 hour contract
He can put both you days off Christmas/Boxing day if he wants unless you have a fixed walk. Nothing to do with new contracts, always been like this. Day off in leu.
Not if you're on a legacy contract as Sunday is one of the 2 days off..
Smoothbackground
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by Smoothbackground »

Rve83ndxd wrote:
27 Dec 2024, 14:30
ke1th.dav1s wrote:
26 Dec 2024, 17:29
if you are entitled to 2 days of a week can a manager say 1 of those days ive put you in for christmas day..is this bs for a new 40 hour contract
He can put both you days off Christmas/Boxing day if he wants unless you have a fixed walk. Nothing to do with new contracts, always been like this. Day off in leu.
Not sure this is right. At our gaff, us new entrants have all enjoyed our Mon/Tues rest days followed by Xmas Day and Boxing Day, ie, four days off, and have a similar thing next week.
kazardaimenu
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Re: Christmas arrangements

Post by kazardaimenu »

I bet.