bigjim wrote:Been raining all day here so no chance of being out on the bike. My wife did a big shop at Aldi this morning whilst I was down the gym. The gym was packed.
BJ rain in Manchester surely not !
bigjim wrote:Been raining all day here so no chance of being out on the bike. My wife did a big shop at Aldi this morning whilst I was down the gym. The gym was packed.
honesty wrote:I find it amusing that a thread complaining about working on a religious holiday is titled and started with blasphemy. Heh.
ChrisOntLancs wrote:us atheists have our own dogma. my blood runs beige.
it really irritates me actually, to have my beefs with organised religion. it seems as we progress to a more secular society though, we're keeping all the bad stuff and stopping the good.
me and my fellow atheists need to stop seeing ourselves as the saviors of humanity because we're definitely not.
(sorry for the OT, OP, you hit a nerve!)
Spinners wrote:Good Friday is a Bank Holiday in England and Wales.
honesty wrote:I find it amusing that a thread complaining about working on a religious holiday is titled and started with blasphemy
hondated wrote:bigjim wrote:Been raining all day here so no chance of being out on the bike. My wife did a big shop at Aldi this morning whilst I was down the gym. The gym was packed.
BJ rain in Manchester surely not !
landsurfer wrote:It seems to me that those that are unhappy with shops closing on bank holidays are the same that will shout about workers and the low paid's rights.
The opportunity for retail and non essential staff to have a break with their family has been lost.
School hols, long weekend, possibly a visit to church... or just time for family is so important.
ChrisOntLancs wrote:businesses open because they want to make money, and if people have got time off work they can and very much do spend their money. i just hope the shops that do stay open pay their staff time and half.
PH wrote:landsurfer wrote:It seems to me that those that are unhappy with shops closing on bank holidays are the same that will shout about workers and the low paid's rights.
The opportunity for retail and non essential staff to have a break with their family has been lost.
School hols, long weekend, possibly a visit to church... or just time for family is so important.
Statutory holiday entitlement used to specify 20 days plus Bank Holidays*, now it's 28 days.
I'm not sure what you think has been lost? People still have the same number of days off, just not necessarily at the same time. For working couples with children this may be an advantage, kids are off all week, instead of getting both parents for two days, they get one parent for four. I changed jobs from one where I chose all my holidays, now I have to take the Bank Holidays and a Christmas shutdown, I know which I preferred.
*Though your employment contract could require you to work these and take alternative days in lieu.
pwa wrote:I'm entitled to 28 days plus Bank Holidays,
1. Entitlement
Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday per year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave). An employer can include bank holidays as part of statutory annual leave.
hondated wrote:Chris no need for an apology its getting a bit deep for me now so I think I will bow out.
PH wrote: Asda is apparently the worst offender.
windysmithy wrote:I guess its not that bad when no one takes Nail a Jewish Hippy To A Cross Day seriously...
ChrisOntLancs wrote:windysmithy wrote:I guess its not that bad when no one takes Nail a Jewish Hippy To A Cross Day seriously...
i guess when you put it like that
windysmithy wrote:I guess its not that bad when no one takes Nail a Jewish Hippy To A Cross Day seriously...
Nice that its the waning moon after the equinox though. Feels more springy.