ASDA and Bank Holiday 2nd January 2012

joe_purdy

I work for tesco and it is classed as a bank holiday for us, time and a half for me

atilla

I still don't see the problem.
What's the usual procedure for any other bank holiday?

Interestingly, this subject was being discussed between colleagues and Management - before xmas last year. So it isn't like they've sneaked it in.

As for the Unions. It's news to me that Asda don't recognise them.
They are certainly very active in the Distribution side of the business.

Torry_Quine

Unless specified specifically in your contract there is no legal right to enhanced pay on any holiday whether it be public, bank or local.

Forwandert

ASDA don't recognise unions for store management, for all other colleagues they do quite openly invite to join unions, for the supermarkets division they had presentations from the GMB for all new colleagues during the best welcome starter days at the training centres, with the GMB giving out applications to take their payments directly out of your wages each month, managers tend to use the unions on a more informal basis with payment by direct debit and mobile numbers for contacts within the GMB.

LittleVoice

atilla wrote: »

As for the Unions. It's news to me that Asda don't recognise them.
They are certainly very active in the Distribution side of the business.

There is no question of Asda not recognising any Union. The OP wrote,

We don't have a union, or if we do I'm not aware of it.

SarEl

I also didn't say that Asda do not recognise unions - I said Wal-Mart are union busters. They have been forced into accepting unions in the UK, but they certainly don't like it. And will do anything they can to break the unions. And have tried to.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/jun/13/politics.supermarkets
http://corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=2183
http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2006/02/21/33982/asda-fined-for-union-busting-tactics-at-depot.html

There's plenty more if you look. Leopards don't change their spots. Wal-Mart will keep trying to break their unions. It's what they do everywhere else - why should the UK be any different?

Lakeuk

If your department is closed on Sunday then you're getting the bank holiday of

atilla

SarEl wrote: »

I also didn't say that Asda do not recognise unions - I said Wal-Mart are union busters.

I too never said they didn't recognise Unions - for the simple reason i know they do.

KiKi

Lakeuk wrote: »

If your department is closed on Sunday then you're getting the bank holiday of

...the bank holiday of what?



I think the OP is more concerned about the pay than the time off, although it's not clear if the OP works Sundays as standard. Assuming she doesn't, then she will be owed a day in lieu. She'd only be owed time if it's a contractual agreement, and given what she's saying (that Asda aren't recognising the BH), it sounds like it is.

KiKi

squidgysponge

My contracted hours do not include Sundays, but I do work Mondays. So everyone in my department who isn't working Sunday (as home shopping is closed) will get paid as normal, whereas I will be paid as normal on Monday.