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21 May 18
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Just looking at when is the next Bank Holiday and it is of course, 28th May....
Then looking at how we compare with others.
With just eight days we are second lowest in the world!
9 Sep 2014 - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finland has the most generous provision of public holidays (15) in Europe, followed by Spain (14) whereas Hungary, UK and the Netherlands, have the fewest (8). Austria has 12 days public holidays while Sweden, Italy, France and Denmark all provide employees with 11 public holidays.
India is first with 21 days.
Then looking at how we compare with others.
With just eight days we are second lowest in the world!
9 Sep 2014 - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finland has the most generous provision of public holidays (15) in Europe, followed by Spain (14) whereas Hungary, UK and the Netherlands, have the fewest (8). Austria has 12 days public holidays while Sweden, Italy, France and Denmark all provide employees with 11 public holidays.
India is first with 21 days.
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Its why our economy is far more productive.
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We could introduce new public holidays where workers get the time off and dole people have to go and do a days work experience.
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The public sector gets loads more holidays in the form of sick leave, time off for bereavement, with a generally lax attitude to taking time off for any trivial reason whatsoever.
While private sector workers are treated very differently, and have to explain any time off, and many don't get paid for any time off at all outside of official holidays. That must really pee them off, and adds to explaining why we have to force these kinds of workers to come off the dole and get a job. |
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The gap is not between public and private sectors but between good employers and bad.
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Also you cannot look at this in isolation, annual holiday entitlement varies across countries, as do hours in the working week. Be interesting to see a list of average annual hours worked by country, but I doubt it exists. As an aside, several years ago the Swiss (in one of their many national referenda) voted against a proposed reduction in the standard hours for the working week.
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We haven't had a new one for 40 years (May Day)
It's a disgrace that Rememberance Day hasn't been made a Public Holiday |
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2 lines when it's re posted!
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On the basis that there aren't so many banks left to actually close.
And, because so many people now work at weekends (particularly retail) and evenings, also because the old 9-5, Monday to Friday, is a fraction of what it was, perhaps all the Bank Holidays should be revised, maybe giving the odd Tue/Weds or days other than Monday. They need revising and there (as always) is no reason why we can't be the same as most other countries. Our country is not 'more productive' but we have among the longest hours and worst working conditions of any country in the civilised world, so why not give workers more of a break. MP's get about 4 months a year off, on full and good pay, which can add to their other streams of income. Maybe that should be cut? |
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the eu brought in paid leave for many in uk
or increased the amount for many many do still get more than statutory minimum some are forced to include bank hols into annual leave it would be nice to see more floating bank holidays , say for st georges day. a friend i played golf with in the 80s was employed by civil service and he was allowed to book sick leave in advance and had an annual entitlement of 5 weeks per annum to top up his 5 weeks holiday entitlement. if he didnt use his holidays or sick leave he could not carry it forward to following year so it was always used. a sad state, seemingly no longer in existence. |
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yes that was before we joined the EU, happy times
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And it was not just the civil service, there were many industrial companies who didn't give bank holidays , or perhaps just one or two
but had very good annual leave, partly flexible and part statuary that's what counts. of course all this is being whittled away |