working over xmas
At work today we've been told we're working xmas day, boxing day and new year's day (despite applying for holidays), no one will be getting time off or even extra pay! No one is happy i can tell you. I've had to cancel going to my mum's for xmas dinner as i've an early start on xmas week.
So, even with the threat of redundancy still hanging over our heads we're getting kicked in the ******** by this company, even the managers have been told they're expected in.
Any other wossers working over xmas?
So, even with the threat of redundancy still hanging over our heads we're getting kicked in the ******** by this company, even the managers have been told they're expected in.
Any other wossers working over xmas?
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Hopefully I won't be working, though being self-employed I may have to work part of Christmas Eve and probably most of the following week.
I've had phone calls on Boxing Day in the past though no-one has dared ring on Christmas Day yet :roll:
I'm not a particular lover of Christmas and New Year: it just goes on far too long for my liking but a few days rest is always welcome.
With regard to the law, they can ask you to work Bank Holidays without extra pay (double time etc) if it's in your contract to work them. When I worked in a theme park we had to work 6 days inc Sundays at minimum wage as Sundays and bank Holidays were in our contract. We also had to buy our own uniorm too. I hated that job, but as I worked out of season and it was dead for alot of the time, it was easy money really ;-)
Sounds quite harsh, I've worked on new year's day before but not Christmas day. Hopefully you'll still be allowed to get roaring drunk in the morning and have a nap in the afternoon while watching the Bond film..
I just wouldn't turn up. :D
not really no
Thats what some people said they'd do, but it's going to look obvious if say, 5 out of 8 people call in sick.
I work at a university (well, two actually) and they're shut over the Christmas break so luckily I couldn't go in even if I wanted to. I've never had to work over Christmas luckily and although I'm not a big Chrimbo person I would resent having to go in and have to cancel plans with family or friends. It's becoming more and more standard for all sorts of places to be pretty much open over the whole holiday period including Christmas Day. I remember having to wait nearly a week for Tandy to re-open so I could buy a couple forgotten batteries for some game one year :grin:
Hope all the uncertainty cack gets sorted out in a good way soon.
Most people were in the festive spirit, I was a contractor for a well known retailer and that day only they worked out it was cheaper to give us food than to pay someone to serve it to us.
Have worked the bit in between but only when it was an emergency. Yes its worth extra pay to work these days, Weekends, Bank Holidays are time off days and if boss wants something done on those days, they should pay the extra.
Done well this year I'm off from 23-26 and 30-31st back on new years day.
Also what do you do that requires you to work Xmas day.
1) Are you in a union - if not join one - even if you against unions and what they stand for , they provide a [cheap] element of insurance.
2) have you booked these holidays ?
3) what does you contract [Terms and conditions od employment] say ? This is the overiding document, there is no legal entitlement to Bank/Public holidays off - check it out, but it usually does mentions bank / statutory or Public holidays [christmas day is not a bank holiday] . The company should not break this contract it has with you without sufficient consulatation.
4) the threat of redunancy and working christmas day are unrelated, threatening to make you redundant if you don't work on an agreed day off [see section 3] is victamisation. - but you will never proove this with out the power and finaces od section1.
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I usually get no time off over the christmas though, and haven't really for about the last 7 or 8 years really.
It's frustrating, but I've learned to swallow the bitterness that comes from not being able to be involved in any fun festivities over the holiday season. It doesn't do much to squash my already psychotic dislike of the festive season though. infact I'm often left thinking fair enough not keen on chrimbo and wotnot, but I do like getting pissed as a fart, but I can't because I'm working!
Balls to it!
If I was you ZX1 I'd try and find another job and cut the f*ck out of there, well providing you know for sure you're on borrowed time anyway?
Places like that make me sick as they take the piss out of the workers who earn them money.
I work for a well know telecoms company (i'm not naming them in case they get wind of this!) in their faults department, we have many corporate customers and we provide their voice and data services. Any problems they call us and we log it to our engineers to get checked. Theres another rumour we might not even be getting taxis booked for us, if that's the case they can **** off, i won't be in!
Having 8 people in when most places are shut is going to be a very long shift:sad:
Hang on...it's Airdrie, isn't it?
Take in some cans of Super Kestrel like it's the last day of school.
;)