Royal Wedding BH

[Russ T Bolt]

Just had an interesting conversation with my sis in law.

She said that the company she works for has been advised that the Wedding Bank Holiday isn't a 'proper' bank holiday and therefore they don't have to pay people if off. They think they probably will but are considering forcing people to take a days leave or take it unpaid.

I told her I didn't think that was right.

Am I wrong ?

[Project C]

No - I understand that it's only a holiday if your employer decides it is.

[RemainAllHoof]

Yes.

If only because a bank holiday means companies lose money which means profits down.

[fergywales]

It is an official bank holiday, increasing the standard number of bank holidays for 2011 from 8 to 9.

The employee is entitled to their contractual payment as if it were any other bank holiday (as in, if worked, entitled to a day in lieu), an employer cannot vary the employement contract terms in relation to the Royal Wedding Bank Holiday.

ETA - Bank holidays are normally shown as part of an employees statutory annual leave entitlement (F/T statutory 5.6 weeks per annum standard year, 5.8 weeks per annum 2011 with additional bank holiday).

Edited by fergywales on Saturday 16th April 14:41

[RemainAllHoof]

Sod it. Googled.

http://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/news/3331.asp

[bigandclever]

I may be setting myself up here....

I thought employees don't have an automatic right to being paid for any bank holiday, 'proper' or otherwise.

[MG CHRIS]

Im not having the wedding bank hoilday off for the same reason doesn't bother me much to be honest. Just means we will be quieter.

[phil-sti]

they don't have a right to be paid any special rate for working the bank holiday, i.e anything more than normal time. but as already stated, if you work it then you get a day in lieu

[tvrforever]

so here's the list of official national holidays for this year & next http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandr...

[Cyberprog]

The simple answer is, it depends upon your contract with your employer.

If your employer is normally closed on a bank holiday then you would not be expected to work it.

However, if your annual leave entitlement *includes* bank holidays, then you will be deducted one of these days to accommodate this extra bank holiday (so you will be paid for it, but you lose 1 flexible holiday day this year).

If your employer gives you your annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays, then you will also be paid for these days, but you won't lose a day of holiday.

If you are part time, it will depend upon if you are scheduled to work that day and if your employer is open etc. etc. It gets complicated there.

[Tuscanless Ali]

All depends on the wording of your contract:

20 days plus bank holidays - you will get paid for it.

28 days including bank holidays - you will not get paid.

[Kays vRS]

I get 23 days plus bank holidays - we only got the Royal Wedding day holiday off if we agreed to not have any TOIL for the month. We even had to vote for it

[edc]

At a tangent to the OP but the references to holiday entitlement in days is misleading. Your contract might state entitlement in days but the law provides for holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks. For most people on a regular 5 day week this gives 28 days.

[mph1977]

The NHS is treating the actual wedding day as a normal working day ( no reduced service, no enhanced hourly rate) and giving an extra 7.5 hours (pro rata) leave in the 11/12 leave year. AIUI this is becasue the AFC contract specifies 8 public holidays ...