Who scrapped the Bank Holiday's for me?

[David]

This is a crazy situation for me, I know, but I don't get Bank Holidays off any more with this job :confused:

My Easter break is well and truly messed up now. If there is a Bank Holiday, the rounds get put back a day. Below is what I'm working over Easter.

Monday 10th to Thursday 13th - Working as Normal
Friday 14th - Bank Holiday (round put back 1 day)
Saturday 15th - Collecting Friday's round
Sunday 16th - Day off (normal)
Monday 17th - Bank Holiday (all rounds for the week put back 1 day)
Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd - Working

It's the same for all the Bank Holidays (not sure about Christmas and New year though). Why does the Government designate Bank Holidays, when people don't get them?

 

[TheSlash]

What job do you do then? If i work a bank holiday, i get a lieu day

 

[David]

i'm sure some else will gladly tell you what my job is, but I'll say it's rubbish! Literallly!

 

[Tom B]

It depends on the employer, the job and more. People generally expect the binmen to come every week, holiday or not - rubbish doesn't stop being produced because it's a holiday! - though they should of course get an extra day off if they have to work over the holiday.

 

[Max]

Then again, the binmen round here got loads of time off at Christmas. The number of collections was mad considering in theory more rubbish is being produced over the holidays.

 

[117305]

round here our binmen wont even take rubbish left bye the bins, and in some cases refuse to touch the wheelies if there lids are not fully closed .
and to think we pay the earth for the service grrrrrrrrrrrrr