Quick question - Are Temp's entitled to bank holidays?

[Deleted User]

I seem to work on a strictly per hour basis** and was wondering if I would be paid bank holiday's?, I've been a Temp before but never really in the era of the all bank holiday's we've got coming up! (there wouldn't be the option to work either) so it hasn't come up for me before

**never attempted to use holiday in this assignment, any time taken so far has been unpaid, which is why I'm starting to think...

Thanks if anyone could answer, I'd be grateful, just trying to be prepared if it is bad news?

InsideInsurance

Youll get time off if you arent asked to work it. If you get paid or not depends on how much holiday pay you've accrued

Wantobeasaver

No, you'll most likely have to claim holiday.

Undervalued

No one is "entitled" to bank holidays! A full time employee's entitlement is to 28 days holiday to be taken as the employer dictates. That may include working the BH or taking it as part of the 28 days as the employer pleases.

Part time employee's (including temps) accrue holiday pro rata except in a very limited number of situations where it is "rolled up" or in other words reflected as extra pay.

[Deleted User]

Thanks, there isn't any option to work.

Don't know about hours, hopefully I'll have creeped up to over 300 hours worked since January if I keep working the maximum each week and am still here come good friday, of course! all things permitting

Thanks for answering

[Deleted User]

Undervalued wrote: »

No one is "entitled" to bank holidays! .

Sorry for asking!

KiKi

Deleted%20User wrote: »

Sorry for asking!

What undervalued meant is that - quite literally - there is no legal entitlement to bank holidays for anyone, temps or employees, unless it's explicitly written into their contract!

getmore4less

300 hours acrues you 36.21 hours of statutory holiday

agrinnall

getmore4less wrote: »

300 hours acrues you 36.21 hours of holiday

At least - could be more if your employer's holiday allowance is above the legal minimum (admittedly that's probably unlikely for a temp job).

ohreally

Undervalued wrote: »

No one is "entitled" to bank holidays

That right, tell that to all the NHS staff then.

getmore4less

agrinnall wrote: »

At least - could be more if your employer's holiday allowance is above the legal minimum (admittedly that's probably unlikely for a temp job).

Thanks,

Edited the post, hate it when I forget one of the key words it was in my head when I started to type.