altus Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hows about we get our birthdays off work ? Bit of a bummer for anyone born on 25th December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Bit of a bummer for anyone born on 25th December. Or a friend of mine, who was born on New Year's Day. Still, he is self-employed. As a self-employed type myself, a bank holiday is simply another work day. After all, somebody has to generate all that "free money" that everybody is whining about being cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hows about we get our birthdays off work ? The place I work at now has this policy, you're not supposed to turn up on your birthday, it's an 'unofficial' (not in contract, but they've done it the last 3 years) extra day of holiday, it's quite a nice thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyoo Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Perhaps they want to stop people dancing round the Maypole, or maybe they are just up it! I bet thats it - it will be a drive to reduce NHS costs due to trip accidents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Saw this story on the news this morning. I'd prefer an extra day rather than having May Day moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Saw this story on the news this morning. I'd prefer an extra day rather than having May Day moved. I'm sure everybody would, but since that isn't on the table; would you prefer four bank holidays in the space of 6-7 weeks in early Spring, with nothing between August and Christmas; or would you prefer one to be moved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Why not just have an extra day's bank holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Why not just have an extra day's bank holiday I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave a few moments ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I think we should get another one. This year and next we do (Royal Wedding and Queen's jubilee). The problem is, as said above, they all come at the same time in Spring. Personally I would reduce Easter to one day, and give a Bank Holiday in July, and make the one at the end of August two days. Who wants a Bank Holiday in October when it's cold, wet and dark? as we are going to have to extra ones for the next two years, it would make sense to keep it and if you want one towards the end of the year then how about 20th November. It's St Edmunds Day, the true patron saint of England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Perhaps what you really need is Belgian Bank holidays. Any day with a 'y' in it seems to be a holiday in Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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