Christmas Pay Question

[beautifulbusso]

I work for a large rental chain and I've got a question for all the law bods on here.

I'm scheduled to work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Near Years Eve and New Years Day. Now I found out today that we won't be getting any extra pay or even extra holidays in lieu.

Can they actually do this or are they breaking the law?

[randlemarcus]

As ever, the devil is in your contract. Given its a large chain, and therefore this probably isnt their first festive season, I suspect the answer is Yes. But check there, in case their HR folks are incompetent.

[beautifulbusso]

randlemarcus said:

As ever, the devil is in your contract. Given its a large chain, and therefore this probably isnt their first festive season, I suspect the answer is Yes. But check there, in case their HR folks are incompetent.

I thought as much, I've been requesting a copy of my contract from the Branch Manager and his been dragging his feet about it. Phoned up HR and it's like talking to Monkeys. I'll get a copy of it somehow though!

And to think that I was going to help them sign a 10 million pound contract with a major car company, they can fk off in that case!

[Trabi601]

New retail contracts tend to roll up bank holidays into the annual holiday entitlement - this means that most people who are contracted to work on, for example, a Monday, will often be expected to work that day and take the day off at another time. Or book it as a holiday in advance.

I do, however, find it puzzling that anyone being contractually obliged to work all through those days for a 'retailer' has any impact on a contract worth tens of millions!

https://www.usdaw.org.uk/Help-Advice/Workers-Right...

That link should give you the answers you are looking for.

[Buster73]

beautifulbusso said:

I thought as much, I've been requesting a copy of my contract from the Branch Manager and his been dragging his feet about it. Phoned up HR and it's like talking to Monkeys. I'll get a copy of it somehow though!

And to think that I was going to help them sign a 10 million pound contract with a major car company, they can fk off in that case!

Where's your copy of your contract ?

[beautifulbusso]

Trabi601 said:

New retail contracts tend to roll up bank holidays into the annual holiday entitlement - this means that most people who are contracted to work on, for example, a Monday, will often be expected to work that day and take the day off at another time. Or book it as a holiday in advance.

I do, however, find it puzzling that anyone being contractually obliged to work all through those days for a 'retailer' has any impact on a contract worth tens of millions!

https://www.usdaw.org.uk/Help-Advice/Workers-Right...

That link should give you the answers you are looking for.

It's via using my contacts that I've built up over the time. It seems loyalty is worth nothing these days sadly

Thanks for the link btw, I'll go have a look now!

[beautifulbusso]

Buster73 said:

Where's your copy of your contract ?

Somewhere in my managers office, but I most definitely not going through his things!

[Jasandjules]

beautifulbusso said:

Somewhere in my managers office, but I most definitely not going through his things!

IN future keep your copy of your contract in your own house.

[StuTheGrouch]

beautifulbusso said:

I'm scheduled to work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Near Years Eve and New Years Day. Now I found out today that we won't be getting any extra pay or even extra holidays in lieu.

They don't like you, do they!

Personally I'd rather start the new year unemployed than work all of those days. How many others are having to do these shifts in their entirety?

[edc]

There is no statutory right to bank holidays off. As aluded to its a contractual arrangement.