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HM Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral - managing extra bank holiday

Marnie

Now that this has been announced, how do you think your organisation will process this extra day? Most of our colleagues have a standard 28 days (including Bank holidays) The jubilee was added as an extra day.

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  • What about part time staff that dont work Mondays? We are closing on Monday for the funeral and chosen to do that as an additional days holiday above contractual allowance, as an act of goodwill. However, is it also required that we give an additional day of holiday to non Monday workers as a matter of not discriminating against part time workers. I am happy to give an additional holiday to all, but others don’t agree and feel we can just give Monday workers the day off - would appreciate thoughts Slight smile
  • in reply to Justine
    Can I further complicate this question and see what people's thoughts are?

    My original thought was to close down on the day, give people an extra day's holiday, and any part-timers who don't work on Monday get a pro-rata entitlement to use up at a later day.

    My dilemma is as follows: I have part-time staff who are due to work a full 7h on Monday. It seems unfair to pro rata their entitlement for the day and ask them to cover the rest with their normal A/L given that we're suddenly choosing to close. But equally unfair to give them the full 7h, but pro rata other part timers' AL due to not working on Monday specifically?
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  • in reply to Justine
    Can I further complicate this question and see what people's thoughts are?

    My original thought was to close down on the day, give people an extra day's holiday, and any part-timers who don't work on Monday get a pro-rata entitlement to use up at a later day.

    My dilemma is as follows: I have part-time staff who are due to work a full 7h on Monday. It seems unfair to pro rata their entitlement for the day and ask them to cover the rest with their normal A/L given that we're suddenly choosing to close. But equally unfair to give them the full 7h, but pro rata other part timers' AL due to not working on Monday specifically?
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  • in reply to Laura
    We hare only offering a pro rata addition of leave for part time workers, but have offered the option for them to switch their working day for that week (i.e. if they would normally work Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs, switching to work Tues/Weds/Thurs/Fri). That way, they don't work on the Bank Holiday, and can use the additional hours elsewhere in the year.