Extra bank holiday 2022

Hi all, Just wondering what other employers are offering next year in terms of holidays with the extra bank holidays for the queen’s jubilee? Our contract is 30 days including bank holidays and Christmas shutdown, therefore we offer an additional 2 days to the legal minimum. We just want to know what other companies are offering, whether they are giving an additional day or taking this day off their annual entitlement? Thanks

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Julie over 4 years ago

Hi
My company is giving us the bank holiday but taking away a days leave from everyone which Zi
personally cannot believe seems very mean to me
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Clare over 4 years ago in reply to Julie

OMG!!! Julie, your organisation should be named and shamed! Utterly speechless.
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Robert James Munro over 4 years ago in reply to Clare

Not sure about named and shamed, or utterly speechless - there are too many examples of organisations doing far worse than this.

That said, totally counter productive.

Some of our contracts state 'plus public holidays' but do not specify the number, so in those instances we are obliged (and very happy) to add the extra public holiday to entitlement. Other contracts have holiday provisions inclusive of public holidays and therefore we are not obliged, but nonetheless we are adding the extra day as it would be both unfair and a morale 'shot in the foot' to do otherwise.
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Robert James Munro over 4 years ago in reply to Clare

Not sure about named and shamed, or utterly speechless - there are too many examples of organisations doing far worse than this.

That said, totally counter productive.

Some of our contracts state 'plus public holidays' but do not specify the number, so in those instances we are obliged (and very happy) to add the extra public holiday to entitlement. Other contracts have holiday provisions inclusive of public holidays and therefore we are not obliged, but nonetheless we are adding the extra day as it would be both unfair and a morale 'shot in the foot' to do otherwise.
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Clare over 4 years ago in reply to Robert James Munro

Fair point Robert, in the scheme of things deducting one days' holiday from the annual entitlement is minor compared to some goings on but nevertheless, that was a bit of a slap in the face!
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Helen over 4 years ago in reply to Clare

We are giving an extra day. If staff are unable to take it on 3rd June because they are scheduled to work, they can take it another time, likewise any part time or condensed hours staff who aren't due to to work then. We don't have the May Bank holidays as standard closures or bank holidays.
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Lorraine over 4 years ago in reply to Helen

Are you doing any letters or contract variations for this?

We are going to give the day (I suggested an increase in annual leave allowance for this year only) as we can't really close the business (oil & gas service company) so would let anyone who has to work/cover on that day have it back but would rather just fix the day as a "non work day" like we do for Xmas and New Year, without extra paperwork.

Any suggestions on how to do this efficiently?

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Helen over 4 years ago in reply to Lorraine

Hi Lorraine, no we just announced it via our Staff Newsletter and have produced a set of FAQs which are on our intranet. We'll remind staff at regular intervals between now and then, both of the leave and the FAQs.
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Lorraine over 4 years ago in reply to Helen

Thanks! That helps.
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Lorraine over 4 years ago in reply to Helen

Helen, would you be able/willing to share your FAQ's with me in the name of efficiency? :-)
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