#Employment : 29th April which is a bank hol dont employer have to pay for time off?????????

[mrsb22]

Hi, the 29th April is a bank holiday now, ive asked about this day to my employer and he said i could have it off but unpaid? is this right has its a bank holiday?

Thanks Marie.

[honeybee13]

Hello there. Here's a link to a sticky that should answer all your questions. Some people can't even have the day off, so it could be worse.

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?301068-Bank-Holidays-Do-I-Have-to-Work

 

My best, HB

Edited April 13, 2011 by honeybee13
Forgot the link. One day I'll get the hang of this.

[Sidewinder]

Hi MrsB.

 

The sticky should indeed answer your questions but essentially the employer is correct. It is all well and good for the Government to declare a Bank Holiday but these have no special status in law and there is no automatic right to time off, extra pay where you do have to work etc

 

The one exception may be where a Contract states that you do not work on Bank Holidays and is not specific about whether this is ALL BHs or NORMAL BHs.

[EBSAL]

It depends on the wording in contract of employment for bank holidays.

 

If your contract says you get 20 days holiday and 8 days bank holiday, you won't get paid because it clearly defines bank holidays as 8 days not 9.

 

If your contract says you get 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, then this quite clearly covers the 29th April for paid leave.