Working on a bank holiday- payment querie?Is there any law saying about a short term cntract about you workig on a bank holday monday just on normal pay rate. I am 16 years old and have a play orkers job in Wales, and my bosses are trying to pay us all normal rate for bank holiday monday. is this rite or is it time nd 1/2 etc. |
You are entitled to bank holiday off or a day in lieu like th previous post stated
Most employers pay time and a half or double pay. In most places you find people want to work bank holidays for the better pay. Especially younger people like yourself since to be honest you don't need a day off and the money would come in handy.
If your employer isn't paying higher than your standard rate then they should expect pretty low moral this bank holiday Monday
Legally you are entitled to the Bank Holiday off - or a day off in lieu. In other words they could ask you to work the Bank Holiday monday and give you Thursday off in lieu (in exchange). It is not uncommon in the Care sector for people to work a bank holiday just the same as any another day without an additional premium. In most of Businesses though a premium would be paid above your salary/wage and Double time would probably be more normal than time and a half. BUT there is no legal requirement for them to pay you an enhanced rate !
colin T is talking out of the top of his head. There is NO legal requirement to give you bank holidays off. There is a legal requirement to give you holiday (was 20 and is now increasing each year to 28 because people included the bank holidays in the 20 and that was never the govts intention - yeah right) but the only day you cannot be forced to work is Xmas day.
After that it is down to you and your employers what you get paid. Provided they let you take the legal minimum holiday then a bank holiday is actually just another day. In fact I am suprised more people don't complain that their companies "force" them to take bank holidays as part of their holiday entitlement.
