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

I wondered this too Justine but I think if you have staff on sick or leave on that day and you are giving them the day back, then it seems appropriate and fair to also give part timers the time back too.

We are doing the same thing - a bit like Christmas Day when during the week.

Hi James

Yes vaguely similar position, is your business set up so you can allow people to WFH that day so they can watch the funeral etc.?

Appreciate it doesn't help resolve the unused annual leave issue but at least it won't add to it in some areas if you have already got people off that day?

Or do half hol/half discretionary day off?

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?

Not a bad shout, appreciate the suggestion.

We are an operator of leisure facilities so unfortunately working from home isn't an option for us.

Hi All, 

I'm sure this must have cropped up in other schools, I've had several part time support staff who don't usually work a Monday ask whether they will get a day in lieu for the Queens funeral in recognition of the bank holiday. We gave lieu days for the Jubilee, however, this situation feels very different and schools have been told to close. What are other schools doing? 

Many thanks

Jen

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.

In my mind I'm treating it like a snow day Jen. If we closed as a school because of snow, we wouldn't allow everyone who wasn't working that day to take a different day off. We're being asked to close by the DfE at short notice, for an entirely appropriate reason - so I'm only including anyone who would have been working that day. Hope that helps!