Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:52 pm  

Mintball wrote:

If an employer is closing for the day, most employees will have little choice.

Then there are those who are self-employed: my clients will be closed – perhaps you have suggestions s to how I find a new client for a singe day's work – and make up the money that I will lose?

Not, I want to point out, that I am having a whinge about it. But your post is simplistic to say the least.

Set fire to a trade unions' office.

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:45 pm  

GSTQ

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:21 pm  

Dally wrote:

Set fire to a trade unions' office.

If is "a" union's office, then it would be 'union's' – not plural.

Perhaps I should come around and play 'hunt Dally's brain cell'.

Then I could count it as voluntary service and a contribution to The Big Society.

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:50 pm  

ROBINSON wrote:

Even better, if you don't agree with the monarchy, you won't want the extra day off you're getting because of it. So you could always go into work instead.

So, getting an extra day is conditional on agreeing with the monarchy is it?
I hadn't read the small print, thanks for pointing that out.

The queen's head is on banknotes, maybe I shouldn't pay cash either?

[Wanderer]

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:13 pm  

I'll be at work as we've been told to use an Annual Leave day if we want to be off.

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:16 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

I'll be at work as we've been told to use an Annual Leave day if we want to be off.

Can they do that? Or, rather, is it legal for them to do that?

[Wanderer]

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:18 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

Can they do that? Or, rather, is it legal for them to do that?

They're doing it legal or otherwise ... Doesn't seem to have been challenged either!

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:21 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Rock God X wrote:

Can they do that? Or, rather, is it legal for them to do that?

They're doing it legal or otherwise ... Doesn't seem to have been challenged either!

Do a sickie.

[Wanderer]

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:13 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

Do a sickie.

I won't, but I bet there will be a good few who do.

I'm not that bothered TBH. As a customer-facing Manager, there are ways of getting time back when needed.

Re: Republic Day - Tue 5 June 2012 : Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:49 am  

I work every bank holiday. If I want one off I have to take it as leave which I never do as I like the money and bank holidays are pish and just another day to me.