ASDA = Scrooge

Jo_F

We are likely to have to do some shopping on Boxing Day, my partner is a long distance lorry driver, and as such is out all week, so he has to take all his week's food with him.

We are going shopping on the 18th, he is away from the 19th, we don't know when Christmas Eve he is back, and then will be out again on the 28th, so he needs to be able to get his food etc at some point.

I don't drive, and I don't live near the supermarket, and I am working all week, so have no time to even try and get to the supermarket, plus I am working for a few hours each Christmas Day and Boxing Day, for no extra.

geordieracer

SallyForth wrote: »

When a significant a public holiday is looming like Christmas then shops should be closing early, there's no need for them to be open in the evening on Christmas Eve, nor should they need to be open on Boxing Day. I don't think I have ever stepped inside a supermarket on Boxing Day!

I do however like shops staying open later during the week though. As so many people work, if they only stayed open when eveybody is working, Saturday shopping would even more horrendous than it is now.

So on the one hand you think shops should close early in the run up to christmas-The biggest shopping period of the year- but then you like shops staying open late because other people work late? Confusing yourself.

This december im on lates all month due to illness to my staff so im happy they stay open later means i may actually get some shopping in.

athensgeorgia

I'm another Christmas/Bank holiday worker. I knew it was when I accepted the job its a 24/7 business. Our managers quite easy going though she said anybody who wants to work their usual shift is fine anyone who wants time off to put it across and she'll do her best to accommodate. One of my shifts is 12 hours on a Saturday and I thought it unfair on my children being away so long on Christmas day so I'm doing 6am-10am on Christmas day. We get paid double for any Special/Bank holidays for any hours we work, so technically I'm losing 4 hours pay on the day but I'm home in time to spend Christmas with my family, and I can make it up on the other days cause all my shifts fall on the 'special' days. Woohoo 36 hours at double pay :T

I work in a cab office and the amount of people who ring for taxis to supermarkets on Bank holidays is unbelievable.

emay

Gothicfairy wrote: »

I would like to say at this point that I don't know any ASDA staff that are moaning about it ( well not really) as they have all had their xmas rota for quite a while and it was clear back in the begining of the year that the store would be open bank hoildays etc.

I am sure that the £300 given because the pay rise was messed up helped as well...........lol

ooh please enlighten me, what £300?

I don't have my xmas rota yet, still waiting for the depot to confirm our delivery times for xmas/new years eve

emay

sparkymark wrote: »

The staff handbook states this in black and white plus local store Management have been told this will be the case this Christmas/New Year.

Asked my manager again today and she said both days are def bank hols. Guess I'll have to wait till I'm paid and see what rate I get

fozmcfc

I love the Asda adverts making out that all the staff are really happy working for Asda.

With so many different culture/races and so many people who have no one to celebrate Xmas with, I think many staff are now willing to work Boxing Day etc...

Depends who you work for, my job involves a public service which requires 24/7 coverage 364 days a year, so we only ever get Xmas Day off guaranteed.

Unintentional

I'm working New years eve, boxing day and new years eve this year, all at time and a half.

Am I bothered? Nope, I quite enjoy the extra money actually

sparkymark_3

pimento wrote: »

Perhaps not, but if their sale has started, I might go and stock up on chocolates and Christmas cake and whatnot.

You will be lucky, they will struggle to fill up fresh food/man the tills in some stores I gather, these sort of reductions will be Weds 29th onwards most likely (or 24th if badly overstocked on some lines).

timbo58

The 27th and 28th are SUBSTITUTE bank holidays, therefore it is up to individual employers and their staffs contracts whether these are granted as extra paid leave or not.
The direct.gov website shows all bank holidays etc quite clearly, the 'starred' ones are substitutes: hence staff CAN take them off but the employer is under no obligation to pay wages for those that do.
Obviously it will be down to the contract staff are under whether even that applies.
Sadly if you are working in the 'front line' of a retail or service based industry then it is inevitable that you will be required o work when others are off work.
After many years of working on the railway I got sick to death of people who would incessantly moan that we closed down for 2 days every year, just when they had their week (or 2 weeks in a lot of cases!) off so they couldn't go boxing day shopping!

liam8282

To clear up what directgov says:

Public and bank holidays

You do not have a statutory right to paid leave on bank and public holidays. If your employer gives paid leave on a bank or public holiday, this can count towards your minimum holiday entitlement. There are eight permanent bank and public holidays in England and Wales (nine in Scotland and ten in Northern Ireland).
If you work on a bank or public holiday, there is no automatic right to an enhanced pay rate. What you get paid depends on your contract of employment.
If you are part time and your employer gives workers additional time off on bank holidays, this should be given pro rata to you as well, even if the bank holiday does not fall on your usual work day.