Double pay on Boxing Day?

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Juno

They don't have to, but most will pay double or triple

Ah ok. Fingers crossed.

dogtanian

I don't thing that they're obliged to pay double pay on any public holiday...

The shopping centre that I work in is closed on Boxing Day. The day after, the Tuesday, is a Bank Holiday, and my company pays double for Bank Holidays. Good stuff.

Oh Tuesday is also a Bank Holiday? I'm working then too :biggrin:

, let's hope they're kind enough to pay me double.

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dogtanian

16

Yep. 9-5 style jobs get Christmas Day and Boxing Day off, so to make sure that they don't lose a day off with Christmas Day being on the weekend this year, there's an extra Bank Holiday. There was one last year too.

Reply 5

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dogtanian

Yep. 9-5 style jobs get Christmas Day and Boxing Day off, so to make sure that they don't lose a day off with Christmas Day being on the weekend this year, there's an extra Bank Holiday. There was one last year too.

Oh I see. Well I'm not complaining. :cool:

Reply 6

Leigh

Do you work in a small shop, or a big chain? If it's a chain, someone else here may work there and be able to tell you?

I know Argos is triple time on Boxing/New Year's day and double on normal Bank Holidays; that was very nice indeed last year!

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KingLeigh

Do you work in a small shop, or a big chain? If it's a chain, someone else here may work there and be able to tell you?

I know Argos is triple time on Boxing/New Year's day and double on normal Bank Holidays; that was very nice indeed last year!

Oh wow, triple! I bet that was very nice, yes!

I work in Dorothy Perkins (the shoes section.) Being a chain, it should offer at least double time but I've not been told.

Reply 8

thefish_uk

gemgems89

Oh wow, triple! I bet that was very nice, yes!

I work in Dorothy Perkins (the shoes section.) Being a chain, it should offer at least double time but I've not been told.

Now I'm not an experienced worker, I have in fact never had a job, but wouldn't your contract say? There must be some terms you agreed to about when exactly you work... right?

Reply 9

dogtanian

16

It might say in the contract, but I never know all the terms off by heart! It'd be easier to mention it in passing to a supervisor during the shift.

Reply 10

FireDeuce

Mamas and Papas are too stingy to offer double pay on boxing day!

Reply 11

Juno

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gemgems89

Oh wow, triple! I bet that was very nice, yes!

I work in Dorothy Perkins (the shoes section.) Being a chain, it should offer at least double time but I've not been told.

It depends. My sister was a supervisor there and got triple pay, but her friend was only an Xmas temp and only got normal pay

Reply 12

OP

I'm sure my contract never mentioned anything about double-pay.

Reply 13

*starry_eyed_*

I'm in Debenhams and I don't get any extra...ah wait...i'm just a temp :rolleyes:

back to the slavery work!

Reply 14

OP

*starry_eyed_*

I'm in Debenhams and I don't get any extra...ah wait...i'm just a temp :rolleyes:

back to the slavery work!

Oh! I'm also a temp! (could be permanent though hopefully!) Does that mean no double pay? :eek:

Reply 15

*starry_eyed_*

think so i'm afraid :frown:

my friends were temps last year in various stores and none got double pay :frown:

i'm hoping to stay on permanent as well....4 temps left last week, so i have a good chance :biggrin:

Reply 16

OP

*starry_eyed_*

think so i'm afraid :frown:

my friends were temps last year in various stores and none got double pay :frown:

i'm hoping to stay on permanent as well....4 temps left last week, so i have a good chance :biggrin:

Oh great! What difference should being a temp make?! :eek:

That's disgusting.

We are slaves.

Let's protest.

Reply 17

tarka

9

im working Boxing day

ive been promised triple pay

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OP