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23 Apr 17
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St George, St Davids, St Paddy and St Andrews day - across the UK.
Didn't realise that the Scots already have one more BH than England and Wales, and N Ireland have 2 more!
Didn't realise that the Scots already have one more BH than England and Wales, and N Ireland have 2 more!
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idiots, 3 more holidays within 2 months of each other, to go along with the 3 there already is at that time 
though i do think 20 statutory holidays is about 3 too few
though i do think 20 statutory holidays is about 3 too few
IS Corbyn said it would be cost neutral as the lost productivity would be matched by increased spending on the day off.
Im thinking of writing to him and suggesting another 200 Bank holidays using that logic.
Im thinking of writing to him and suggesting another 200 Bank holidays using that logic.
idiots, 3 more holidays within 2 months of each other, to go along with the 3 there already is at that time
He should propose one for October 28 - St Jude.
He should propose one for October 28 - St Jude.
Dot,
That's bang up there with labour's borrow your way out of debt lunacy they used to insult us with.
That's bang up there with labour's borrow your way out of debt lunacy they used to insult us with.
holidays create wealth
where would we be without christmas and easter spending ?
where would we be without christmas and easter spending ?
cant see the point - folk don't like holidays .
everyone moaning like hell over Christmas and can't wait to get back to work
we're a working country not a holiday island
everyone moaning like hell over Christmas and can't wait to get back to work
we're a working country not a holiday island
The 2 billion+ per day we lose every bank holiday is lost productivity maybe
"Didn't realise that the Scots already have one more BH than England and Wales, and N Ireland have 2 more! "
If that's true I'm not sure how well these are observed. E.g. How many companies in Scotland take St Andrews Day off (which was no doubt created for political reasons)? Banks aren't required to close, and employers don't need to give it as a day off (and AFAIK ignore it). So it's AFAIK a holiday on paper only.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Day#Bank_Holiday
If that's true I'm not sure how well these are observed. E.g. How many companies in Scotland take St Andrews Day off (which was no doubt created for political reasons)? Banks aren't required to close, and employers don't need to give it as a day off (and AFAIK ignore it). So it's AFAIK a holiday on paper only.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew%27s_Day#Bank_Holiday
TBH who want's extra days off when the weather is cr*p anyway? How about one for VE day or VJ day when the weather is likely to be nicer.
Givce two fingers to Merkel and her fourth reich at the same time, or Nintendo and their quest for world domination usign the WII.
Givce two fingers to Merkel and her fourth reich at the same time, or Nintendo and their quest for world domination usign the WII.
Honestly what are you going to do with an extra day off on a cold dark wet day on the 30th Nov or a rainy day in april anyway?
Get bladdered and post your favourite oven chip on chit chat. It just costs the NHS money in liver disease.
Get bladdered and post your favourite oven chip on chit chat. It just costs the NHS money in liver disease.
Get bladdered and post your favourite oven chip on chit chat.
"holidays create wealth
where would we be without christmas and easter spending ?"
Do you advise Corbyn on economic policy donny?
where would we be without christmas and easter spending ?"
Do you advise Corbyn on economic policy donny?
Easter spending? I spent zero on Easter this year. Same as last year. Do any of you spend any extra money at easter?
With personal debt in the UK a growing concern, Corbyn proposes a measure that he thinks would see people spending even more.
Keep 'em coming Jeremy.
Keep 'em coming Jeremy.
this is the kind of issue that really shows up the so-called "populists" for what they really are - they're not looking to improve the lives of the ordinary man at all they're just privileged capitalists looking to protect and increase their wealth
you've been conned
you've been conned
Ibrahima Sonko
giving what away ?
Money. If you're employed your employer will give you money without your doing anything for it.
But looking a bit further down the road. If you are an employer you'll need to put up your prices to compensate for having to pay people who aren't producing anything and the self employed will need to put up their prices because they need to earn the same amount per annum but now with less actual working days.
giving what away ?
Money. If you're employed your employer will give you money without your doing anything for it.
But looking a bit further down the road. If you are an employer you'll need to put up your prices to compensate for having to pay people who aren't producing anything and the self employed will need to put up their prices because they need to earn the same amount per annum but now with less actual working days.
Totally agree bix.
So people spending money they dont have is good for the economy, i would of thought the biggest gainers of extra bank holidays would be the companies who have goods to sell.
So people spending money they dont have is good for the economy, i would of thought the biggest gainers of extra bank holidays would be the companies who have goods to sell.
great....
if it all goes t1ts up just get the bankers to pay for it all....
They already owe billions from their last f#ckup.
if it all goes t1ts up just get the bankers to pay for it all....
They already owe billions from their last f#ckup.
that's ok then because nearly that much extra will be going to the NHS each week after we leave the EU
4 more Bank Holidays hardly going to be a vote winner, and he badly needs massive support. But he did seem calm and thoughtful on Marr, although priorities all screwed up. One very annoying thing about May, she keeps saying, "let me be absolutely clear" ...... and then proceeds to be anything but !
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holidays create wealth
where would we be without christmas and easter spending
Quiet don't let Jeremy have any good press
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holidays create wealth
where would we be without christmas and easter spending
Quiet don't let Jeremy have any good press
Lloyds sold off at a profit. £400m in dividends. returned to the tax payer. Nothing special but it was something.
Hardly any mention on the news.
Hardly any mention on the news.
Scotland Bank Holidays
Date Day Holiday
1 Jan Sun New Year's Day
2 Jan Mon New Year Holiday
3 Jan Tue New Year Holiday
14 Apr Fri Good Friday POSTMEN WORKED IN SCOTLAND BUT NOT ENGLAND
1 May Mon May Day
29 May Mon Late May Bank Holiday
7 Aug Mon August Bank Holiday
30 Nov Thu St Andrew's Day
25 Dec Mon Christmas Day
26 Dec Tue Boxing Day
Date Day Holiday
1 Jan Sun New Year's Day
2 Jan Mon New Year Holiday
3 Jan Tue New Year Holiday
14 Apr Fri Good Friday POSTMEN WORKED IN SCOTLAND BUT NOT ENGLAND
1 May Mon May Day
29 May Mon Late May Bank Holiday
7 Aug Mon August Bank Holiday
30 Nov Thu St Andrew's Day
25 Dec Mon Christmas Day
26 Dec Tue Boxing Day
Remember you will still have the choice to work so no one can complain at this
You will get time and a half or double time
Either work it or take the day off
I know would do
You will get time and a half or double time
Either work it or take the day off
I know would do
Easter holiday (variable) Good Friday Ayr, Dumfries and Galloway, East Dunbartonshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Inverclyde, Kilmarnock, Paisley, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire
Easter Monday Ayr, Edinburgh, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Kilmarnock, North Lanarkshire, Paisley, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire
Scotland split Easter we work around it
Not hard with so many people on this Island
Easter Monday Ayr, Edinburgh, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Kilmarnock, North Lanarkshire, Paisley, Stirling, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire
Scotland split Easter we work around it
Not hard with so many people on this Island
Also look at all the days
Saint Days
I thought we wanted out culture back you know the Christian one everyone keeps banging on about ?
Saint Days
I thought we wanted out culture back you know the Christian one everyone keeps banging on about ?
If you are self employed or on zero hour contracts a Bank holiday is a days wage lost.
Not if you sell on Ebay trade on Betfair
Only some will lose out
I lose out on Christmas Day i demand a change
Only some will lose out
I lose out on Christmas Day i demand a change
This is just bringing in more holidays before the basic income comes in
Give it a few more years Labout and SNP working together and if no one can see this then
Give it a few more years Labout and SNP working together and if no one can see this then
Not if you sell on Ebay trade on Betfair
Oh yeah silly me well that must be all of about 0.001% of the self employed.
Oh yeah silly me well that must be all of about 0.001% of the self employed.
Self employed does not mean you cant go cut someones grass fort them if your a gardener
If your a DJ you get more work
If your a tradesman you can do more homers and get more cash
Delivery drivers i get parcels on Sundays from Hermes so im sure they ill work Bank Holidays
A painter can paint on his own surely or do his van wheels get clamped on Bank Holidays
If your a DJ you get more work
If your a tradesman you can do more homers and get more cash
Delivery drivers i get parcels on Sundays from Hermes so im sure they ill work Bank Holidays
A painter can paint on his own surely or do his van wheels get clamped on Bank Holidays
Many clients don't want the self employed to turn up on bank holidays.
BHs are a pain in the ar*e for us self employed.
BHs are a pain in the ar*e for us self employed.
So it's all about the Self employed not the man/woman in ten supermarket
Ah i see whats going on here
Ah i see whats going on here
in the supermarket *
TheBaron has a point with ZERO hour workers but i aint having this Self Employed workers will be hurt bad.A self employed worker should not be stuck on what to do with 4 days a year.It will never be 4 hardly anyway like today St Georges day is a Sunday anyway.
TheBaron has a point with ZERO hour workers but i aint having this Self Employed workers will be hurt bad.A self employed worker should not be stuck on what to do with 4 days a year.It will never be 4 hardly anyway like today St Georges day is a Sunday anyway.
Not at all. Just pointing out that BHs are not great for a growing section of the population.
Anyway, it's a daft suggestion from a desperate party. Far better to be honest with us and say we need to work harder, pay more tax to fund the black hole in NHS and elderly care budgets.
Anyway, it's a daft suggestion from a desperate party. Far better to be honest with us and say we need to work harder, pay more tax to fund the black hole in NHS and elderly care budgets.
any other country would be swiping the 4 and asking for more
be easier for the self employed to travel about on bank holidays as not as much traffic
Jeremy has just pulled out the Ace card
be easier for the self employed to travel about on bank holidays as not as much traffic
Jeremy has just pulled out the Ace card
He could just ban Sunday trading and give retail workers (and hunsbands!!) a break.
I thought we were gonna get an extra bank holiday when the brexit vote won....
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/674986/Our-independence-day-Top-campaigner-wants-new-bank-holiday-Brexit-camp-wins-vote
...as usual they're all full of sh1te
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/674986/Our-independence-day-Top-campaigner-wants-new-bank-holiday-Brexit-camp-wins-vote
...as usual they're all full of sh1te
Nope. They get days off when the teachers strike though..
If we had an Independence day bank holiday would anyone be moaning ?
Scotland Schools been getting half days for 20+ years now i think
If this went trough we would see 3 Monday bank holidays on the bounce some years
Easter Monday / St Georges then Mayday
4 day week here we come
Easter Monday / St Georges then Mayday
4 day week here we come
I remember on here people used to say a 4 day week would be plenty as other countries do this
Plenty people are on 16 hours a week so i can see it happen eve if the Tories get back in
Plenty people are on 16 hours a week so i can see it happen eve if the Tories get back in
Not read any of the posts yet but what a ridiculous idea. Typical Labour.
One of Corbyns advisors supports a 3 day week.
Tells you all you need to know about Corbyns judgement.
Tells you all you need to know about Corbyns judgement.
"Raise the minimum wage", I hear them cry. Fair go but whose gonna pay for it as the small businesses can't afford to continue and the honest, hard-working (wo)man becomes yet further run into the ground 
Trilby would you be happy if they took St Andrews day off Scotland as a bank Holiday ?
The other 3 UK countries would just get their extra day for their patron
Christian country and all that would this not be GREAAAAAT for getting one over the big problem of losing our identity
Christian country and all that would this not be GREAAAAAT for getting one over the big problem of losing our identity
Apr 23, 2017 -- 12:15PM, TheChaser wrote:
Trilby would you be happy if they took St Andrews day off Scotland as a bank Holiday ?
I think I misunderstood.
Fair to middling mate. We get enough holidays as it is.
Scotland gets January 2nd as official.
That's good cos it helps with our hangovers
That's good cos it helps with our hangovers
Is St Andrew's Day a public holiday?
In 2006, the Scottish Parliament passed the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, which designated the Day as an official bank holiday. If 30 November falls on a weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday instead.
In 2006, the Scottish Parliament passed the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, which designated the Day as an official bank holiday. If 30 November falls on a weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday instead.
Apr 23, 2017 -- 12:19PM, TheChaser wrote:
Is St Andrew's Day a public holiday?In 2006, the Scottish Parliament passed the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, which designated the Day as an official bank holiday. If 30 November falls on a weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday instead.
Fake News, imo.
Trilby teh Welsh / Irish / English dont get St Andrews hey want their patron days
And we are ALL UK as seen in the INDY ref we are one country
So surely all same holidays
GET OT SORTED THE MORE THE MERRIER
And we are ALL UK as seen in the INDY ref we are one country
So surely all same holidays
GET OT SORTED THE MORE THE MERRIER
No worries mate.
You wanna join my comedy act? There's a Fred aboot it somewhere ...
You wanna join my comedy act? There's a Fred aboot it somewhere ...
What do you joke about i stop at the racist jokes
What you call a black man with white hair
What you call a black man with white hair
I'm all for workers getting more holidays but it would be better if they could choose when to take them rather than odd days here and there which only cause disruption especially for corporations with export markets.
They would get the choice to work the Bank Holiday if the place they worked at was open
Like Easter Monday shops are still open people take holidays and some work
Like Easter Monday shops are still open people take holidays and some work
people worked themselves into so much of a frenzy now with Corbyn that holidays are bad
no no no no
you have that wrong
we have worked ourselves into such a frenzy trying to negate anything good about corbyn (in the media) that we need
a holiday as we are exhausted from our exertions from telling the great unwashed that corby
is UNGOOD
you have that wrong
we have worked ourselves into such a frenzy trying to negate anything good about corbyn (in the media) that we need
a holiday as we are exhausted from our exertions from telling the great unwashed that corby
is UNGOOD
Britain is near the bottom of the league for bank holidays with a grand total of 8 , Most other European countries have 11 or 12 with America having 10 , Japan 14 , Russia 15 etc , I suppose we could always go back to the days when there were no bank holidays or indeed holidays at all, that would take us back to the Victorian Values of a recent prime minister and her love of money and greed and having people working all day for a pittance
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