Holiday entitlement. Eye tests help.

maju

Hi all.

I read on a website that you are supposed to have 5.6x how long you work in a week to work out holiday.

However, I work 8 Hours a week, on one day, and that comes to 44.8 hours holiday, but work only gives me 33 hours, so, are they wrong?
or am I?


Also, what is the law on free eye tests?
I am sure that if you work with monitors then you get free eye tests, or something similar, but, again, work says I can't. As i work at the checkout. Are they right?

Many thanks in advance.

clairec79

Are they closed for 2 weeks or so at some point and insist you save X amount of your leave to cover that - I believe that is allowed

RedSoleShoes

5.6 weeks generally equates to 20 regular days and 8 bank holidays for full time staff. You are working 1/5 so you should get 4 days from the regular allowance and 1.6 days from the BH allowance. (This is minimum legal entitlement. Many contracts vary but this is the least you must get).

Does your company open over bank holidays? Does your 8-hour day include an unpaid lunch break? Do they have a compulsory period that you must take leave?

There is info about the eye tests here.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/HealthAndSafetyAtWork/DG_10026668

liney

maju wrote: »

Hi all.

I read on a website that you are supposed to have 5.6x how long you work in a week to work out holiday.

However, I work 8 Hours a week, on one day, and that comes to 44.8 hours holiday, but work only gives me 33 hours, so, are they wrong?
or am I?


.

What happens on Bank holidays and are there any shut downs?

maju

Thanks for your replies.

@liney: Normally open on bank holidays. except for New years day. And christmas.

@LilyDeTilly: No, I start at 8, end at 5. So thats 9 hours, but sinse the hour isn't paid for, I just say I work 8 hours. Also everything is worked out in hours. Found this tool linked from the direct.gov website.
calculates holiday, and that also says 44.8 Hours.

We do have 1/5 of bank holidays, but they didn't even tell me. Or anyone else that we could.

Thanks for the link. But on the work Intranet they have put

Please note that checkout and kiosk terminal operators do not fall within the scope of 'essential users' at present; however we do review this policy on a regular basis.

Is that right?

@clairec79: I've never heard it to be shut for 2 weeks. Not even during the snow, when just about every other shop shut early.

paddedjohn

your original calculation seem right, you are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday per year. you work 8 hours per week so that is 44.8 hours. the 5.6 weeks includes bank holidays so if xmas day or new years day fall on your working day the that can be classed as holiday if you are off. have you worked a full year yet?

maju

paddedjohn wrote: »

your original calculation seem right, you are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday per year. you work 8 hours per week so that is 44.8 hours. the 5.6 weeks includes bank holidays so if xmas day or new years day fall on your working day the that can be classed as holiday if you are off. have you worked a full year yet?

Yes i have worked a full year there.
But if its the case of bank holidays taking it down to 33 hours holiday (seems a bit too much) Why doesn't it show up on my playslip?

Savvy_Sue

maju wrote: »

Thanks for the link. But on the work Intranet they have put

Please note that checkout and kiosk terminal operators do not fall within the scope of 'essential users' at present; however we do review this policy on a regular basis.

Is that right?

I think so. an 'essential user' would be looking at a screen pretty much all the time, whereas presumably you are moving your gaze from screen to goods to customer to money in till.

abby1234519

You aren't eligible unless your work means you are staring at a screen without breaks. And would you believe it, looking away at a customer is a break!

To be honest, it doesn't strain your eyes as much as staring at an actual computer screen does so its kinda fair

maju

abby1234519 wrote: »

You aren't eligible unless your work means you are staring at a screen without breaks. And would you believe it, looking away at a customer is a break!

To be honest, it doesn't strain your eyes as much as staring at an actual computer screen does so its kinda fair

Okay. thanks. Seems fair enough.

Flyboy152

maju wrote: »

Thanks for your replies.

@liney: Normally open on bank holidays. except for New years day. And christmas.

@LilyDeTilly: No, I start at 8, end at 5. So thats 9 hours, but sinse the hour isn't paid for, I just say I work 8 hours. Also everything is worked out in hours. Found this tool linked from the direct.gov website.
calculates holiday, and that also says 44.8 Hours.

We do have 1/5 of bank holidays, but they didn't even tell me. Or anyone else that we could.

Thanks for the link. But on the work Intranet they have put
Is that right?

@clairec79: I've never heard it to be shut for 2 weeks. Not even during the snow, when just about every other shop shut early.

Do you normally work on Mondays, Fridays or when Christmas or New Year would fall?