Did you know that employees scheduled to work on a Bank Holiday are entitled to an additional day’s pay for the day?
Our HR expertise explained everything employers & employees need to know about Bank holiday entitlements in Ireland.
There are ten Bank Holidays in the Irish Calendar each year, see as follow:
Let’s breakdown and simplify the statutory Bank Holiday entitlements under Irish employment legislation, see below some real scenarios of an Employee pay entitlement:
Example – Employee ‘A’
Let’s say Employee A is a retail store sales assistant and is required to work on St. Stephen’s Day as it is the first day of the store’s seasonal sale. On a typical working day, Employee A earns €100 for the day, by working on the Bank Holiday, he or she is entitled to receive her typical day, as well as an additional of 100 for the day she worked on the Bank Holiday. So Employee A receives €200 for working on the Bank Holiday. If there is any ambiguity in ascertaining what an extra day pay should equal the employer should look at the last day worked before the Bank Holidays.
Example – Employee ‘B’
Employee B is an administrative assistant in a bank who typically works 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday. Usually, he or she is scheduled to work on the day a Bank Holiday falls; however, this time, they are not required to work on that day. Employee B should receive her or his typical day pay for that day. For example, if Employee B gets €200 on a typical working day, but the company is closed on the day of the Bank Holidays, she or he will still receive their typical day pay.
Example – Employee ‘C’
This example can cause the most confusion. Let’s take a look at the case of Employee C.
Employee C works Wednesday to Friday and receives €100 per day in remuneration. If a Bank Holiday falls on a Tuesday, even though Employee C never works that day, he or she still has the right to benefit from the Bank Holiday in some way. They are still entitled to be paid a certain amount as a benefit for the Bank Holiday (one-fifth of their standard weekly pay). If Employee C earns €300 per three day week (Wednesday-Friday), he or she are entitled to receive an additional of €60 during a week where a Bank Holiday falls on a Monday or Tuesday.
Then the rest as normal….
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Summary of Entitlements
Full-time Employees
Employees who qualify for a Bank Holiday are entitled to one of the following:
Part-time Employees
If you have worked for your employer at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday and the public holiday falls on a day you normally work you are entitled to a day’s pay for the public holiday.
Hi could you please help clarify an issue relating to pay over Christmas 2016. If an employee works a 3 day week over a 7 day Rota and works on Stephen’s day 26 and bank holiday 27 Dec is the employee entitled to double pay for both days.
Many thanks
Hi Linda,
Thank you for contacting us.
In order to qualify, the employee must have worked 40 hours cumulatively over the 5 weeks prior to the Public Holiday; so any employee working 3 days per week will qualify to benefit.
When a Public Holiday falls on a weekend, there is no obligation on the Company to observe this Public Holiday on the next working day, however employees are still entitled to receive a benefit for this day, for example Christmas Day being on a Sunday did not have to be observed on Tuesday, 27th but employees are still entitled to a benefit for Sunday, 25th even though they may not normally work on Sundays.
With regards to your particular query above, the employee should receive the following benefits –
25th December – Public Holiday falling on a Sunday so he/she is not normally required to work on the day. Entitlement: 1/5 of their normal weekly wage, so 1/5 of three days per week.
26th December – Public Holiday falling on a Monday and he/she is required to work on that day. Entitlement to receive payment for hours worked on that day, PLUS payment for hours worked on a normal day (normal day to be determined by the last day they worked prior to Public Holiday)
27th December – Normal working day falling on a Tuesday and he/she is required to work on that day. Entitlement to receive payment for hours worked on that day only
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I’ve worked on saint Stephens day this year but not the following day. Am I entitled to double pay for the Saint Stephens day? I normally work Sunday Tuesday Thursday at 20 hours per week
Hi Sean,
Thanks for your query.
As you were required to work on the 26th, you should receive payment for that day, plus payment for an additional days pay (the additional day is determined by the hours worked on the last day you worked before the Public Holiday). Alternatively, the company could add an additional annual leave day to your entitlement.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, do you know what your entitlement would be if you were on 24hr call on a public holiday? You are available to work and take calls on the day?
Should you receive a day in lieu?
Thanks
Graham
Hi Graham,
I hope you are well.
Were you required to work while on call? In other words were you called in?
Thanks,
Peter.
Hi,
What is the entitlement for a shift worker, who works 4 x 10 hour days Monday to Thursday so is not scheduled to work on St Patricks day.
Under our contract our shift is 5 x 8 hour days Monday to Friday,but we choose to work 2 hours a day in to have Friday off.
James
Hi James,
Sorry for the delay getting back to you. Your entitlement is to 1/5 of your weekly payment. In this case you are entitled to 8 hours pay.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Thanks Peter,
Can i ask if the bank holiday payments are a legal requirement, or can any employer refuse to pay it.
I know some people who do not get any extra pay for working bank holidays Christmas day and night shifts.
There is no union in the workplace so they are afraid to push the issue.
Regards
James
Hi James,
Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. One exception is part-time employees who have not worked for their employer at least 40 hours in total in the 5 weeks before the public holiday.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I work 13 hours a week for my current employer. I have not been paid double for New Year’s Day or Paddy’s Day. When I asked why, I was told I already get more holiday days than I should.
As I am a part time employee I am under the impression I should be receiving double pay as the days stated were not on a day I typically work.
Hoping you could shed some light on this before I take it any further. Also would you know the best agency to chase this up with?
Thank you!
Hi John,
Your entitlement to any public holiday depends on if you have worked at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the day the public holiday falls. I would need more information to better advise you on this but based on the information provided I do not believe you would be entitled to double pay. I would suggest you contact Citizen’s Information with more detail before proceeding any further.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hello I work 5 days a week about 34 hours per week. Working days are different every week. Am I entitled for 1/5 public holiday payment?
Thanks
Hi Rasa,
You should qualify for public holiday benefit so your entitlement would be one of the following:
A paid day off on the public holiday (6.8 hours pay*)
An additional day of annual leave (6.8 hours added to your bank*)
An additional day’s pay (6.8 hours*)
A paid day off within a month of the public holiday (6.8 hours*)
*34/5 = 6.8
Your employer should inform you about 21 days prior to the public holiday.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hello, I work full time 5 days a week in the office and I am on call for out off office hours, weekends and Bank Holidays. I do not get paid any overtimes for being on call, as this is consider as a part of my package, but I do get a day off in fallowing week for being on call during the weekend. I do not have any contract of employment to refer to, so I was wondering what are the entitlements for being on call on Bank Holidays? Being on call in my case means answering few phone calls and being available thru the day, from time to time it involves some work on the computer as well, but I don’t have to be in the office on those days. Please advise. Thank you.
Hi ,
Can you clarify if I’m entitled to extra pay Easter Monday. Im working in a cafe with no contract. I typically work Monday’s anyway. The cafe usually opens Sundays but in this case it will be closed Easter Sunday.. ..is this being done so we don’t get extra pay?
Lisa
Good Morning Lisa,
It is not unusual for many businesses to close over the Easter period which they are entitled to do so I wouldn’t be too concerned about that.
Regarding the bank holiday which fell on Easter Monday, if you worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to it, you would be eligible to benefit from it regardless of working on the day it fell or not.
For more information about Public Holiday entitlements for part-time staff I would recommend you visit this website: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/public_holidays_in_ireland.html
Thank you for your query.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I work in an extremely busy huge cafe, where this is the employer only business. We work on Sundays, bank holidays, Christmas eve, New Year eve and always get paid the 9.25. would I and the people who work there be untitled to any extra pay on those specific dates? Sorry I have read all the above but just wanted to make sure if in a cafe business that also applies. Thank you
HI Clodagh,
Thank you for contacting us. Public holiday entitlements are not industry specific so most employees would benefit from them unless one of the below conditions applies to the employee:
1. Part-time employees must have worked at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks ending on the day before the public holiday to qualify for public holiday benefit.
2. Employees absent from work immediately before the public holiday will not be entitled to benefit from the public holiday in the following circumstances:
i. an absence in excess of 52 weeks by reason of an occupational injury,
ii. an absence in excess of 26 weeks by reason of illness or injury,
iii. an absence in excess of 13 weeks by reason not referred to above but being an absence authorised by the employer, including lay off,
iv. an absence by reason of a strike.
v. an absence on carer’s leave in excess of the first 13 weeks of the 65 week entitlement for each person being cared for.
For more information on specific employee entitlements please visit:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/public_holidays_in_ireland.html
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Sorry I forgot to say I’m in a part time and have never been given a contract
I worked 5 hours on easter Monday in retail, am I entitled to full days pay? My normal hours are Monday to Friday 10 to 6 .
Hi Sharon,
In that case you would be entitled to pay for the 5 hours you worked plus one of the following:
An additional day of annual leave or;
An additional full day’s pay or;
A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I’m a barber and I work full time .tuesday _Saturday. Am I entilted to bank holiday pay or a day off instead ?
Hi Louise,
Yes, on condition you have worked 40 hours within the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday your entitlement would be for one of the following:
A paid day off on the public holiday or;
An additional day of annual leave or;
An additional day’s pay or;
A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, curious to know what entitlements are ‘re bank holidays when this is a start date of employment? Working week Monday – Friday
Hi Regina,
Thank you for contacting us. In your new job where you have worked up 40 hours within the 5 weeks before the public holidays occurs your new employer will be eligible to pay the holiday.
Alternatively, I would refer you to the case of Gazboro Ltd. -v- BATU (DWT9916) wherby the claimants ceased to be employed on 18 December 1998. They claimed an entitlement to be paid in respect of 25 and 26 December. As the Court interpreted the wording of Section 23(2)(a) of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, the week ending at midnight on 24 December began at midnight on 18 December. Since the claimants worked for the employer during the 4 weeks preceding that week they were entitled to an additional day’s pay in respect of 25 December. The week ending on 25 December began at midnight on 19 December. Since the claimants ceased to be employed on 18 December they had no entitlement under the Act in respect of 26 December.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, I started working at a new business 4 weeks before a bank holiday. I work 35hours a week usually Tuesday-Saturday and I am paid just above minimum wage. Am I entitled to extra pay for the bank holiday I worked?
Hi Joanne,
You should qualify for the bank holiday and therefore you will be eligible for one of the following:
A paid day off on the public holiday or;
An additional day of annual leave or;
An additional day’s pay or;
A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, I am working full time in a shop that this may bank holiday monday was closed for the first time on a bank holiday. Am I still entitled to be payed for the bank holiday?
Good morning Gosla,
You should qualify for the bank holiday and therefore you will be eligible for one of the following:
A paid day off on the public holiday or;
An additional day of annual leave or;
An additional day’s pay or;
A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, I work full time, most of my shifts will start on the eve of a bank holiday but will roll over until 3 or 4am of the bank holiday, when it comes to payment my boss gives me lieu day but says I’m only entitled to the roll over hours which is 3 to 4 hours could be less depending on what time I finish is this true? It’s also taken me almost one year to get my bank holiday’s off him as at first I was told they don’t pay them, now iv been asked to keep it quite as he says he’s like the social welfare if lads don’t know their entitlements he won’t be giving them in a company with almost 200 employees
Hi Neil,
If you work full-time hours you will be entitled to be paid for the hours you have worked on that day plus an additional days pay.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi quick question! Is am employer legally allowed only give you time and a third for a bank holiday?? So if I worked 9 hours that day they only give an extra 3 hours?
Thank you!
Hi Kayden,
The short answer is possibly, What hours did you work in the days leading up to the public holiday? Normally it would be closer to an additional 1/5 of your normally weekly pay.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I work Tuesday to Saturday and it is 39 hour week. I was told I am not entitled to any sort of bank holiday pay. Is this information correct?
Hi Mark,
That doesn’t sound right to us and your employee may genuinely not understand their obligations. It’s best to look at your entitlements at the below link:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/public_holidays_in_ireland.html
Thanks Mark.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi have a question regarding good Friday 2017 if I normally work 7hours on a Friday but because it’s good Friday the job only tells me to work 2 hours as they class it as a bank holiday should I only be paid my 2 hours or my 7 hours ? Thanks
Hi Sarah,
Good Friday is not an official public holiday. Based on the limited information you have provided it would appear to be ok. Your employer, subject to contractual and legal agreements, is entitled to roster you as per business requirements. This would include Good Friday.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
If a full-time salaried employee works Tues-Sat every week and Sun/Mon are days off, how many total days holidays are they entitled to?
Hi Martin,
Are you referring to Annual Leave? This blog only deals with Public Holidays however you can find information on annual leave at our other blog post here: https://thehrcompany.ie/index.php/blog/annual-leave-entitlements-guide-ireland/
I hope that helps Martin.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I’m a part time worker in catering . I worked bank holiday Monday 10-9 and received 2.5 hrs at double rate rest hrs ordinarily. I had worked 97 hrs in previous 5 weeks. Is this correct ?
Hi Grainne,
So normally an employee in this situation would be paid for the hours they work on the public holiday, plus 1/5 of their normally weekly wage. If advised in advance, an employer could also opt to give a paid day off on another day, or add an additional annual leave day to an employees entitlement.
I would also suggest you see below for full details on your specific entitlements:
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/public_holidays_in_ireland.html
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I’m working in a company for the three weeks before the bank holiday. The first week I worked 34 hours and the second week I worked 25 hours and the third week I worked 43 hours. I haven’t worked for thirteen weeks to calculate an average, what am i entitled to on the week of the bank holiday?
thanks,
John.
Hi John,
In that case you could average out the 3 weeks and then it would be 1/5. Did you work on the public holiday?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hello. I was employed on 27.04.2017 full time 40 hours a week 5 × 8 hours from monday to friday. The employer did not pay me for bank holiday 1.05.17. is this right ?
Hi Kate,
You don’t qualify for the bank holiday in that case as you have not worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday.
If you worked for another company previous to that you may qualify but I would need more information.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi My nepew commenced work with a building company on 4th April and worked an average of 45 hours per week each week since that date. He did not receive any payment for Easter Monday or May Bank holiday. I did not expect him to get anything for Easter Monday but I thought he would have been entitled to payment for May BH?
Thank you
Hello i started working in restaurant in June 2014 finishing May 2017. Wasnt paid any bank holidays. How i can get paid ? Do i have to prove that i wasnt paid? Do i have to go to court? Thank you.
HI Paul,
As you are still employed with this company it would be best to try approach this informally first by contacting your payroll/finance department. They should be able to review your payslips.
If there is an error they could resolve this in your final payslip, however I would point out not all employees qualify for public holidays. Therefore you need to ensure that you meet the criteria as described above. More information is also available on the Citizens Information website: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/public_holidays_in_ireland.html
Best of luck.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I was wondering am I entitled to public holiday pay as my contract says I’m not entitled to it. I work shift and the majority of the lads receive payment for them as there contracts says there entitled to it. it seems to be causing a bit of annoyance between the employees who don’t receive it as they are doing the same job. Is this acceptable under law?
Hi Sean,
I cannot say for certain without knowing the full circumstances of your situation, however if you feel your employment is not outside the ‘norm’ and you have worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday, there would be nothing immediately obvious as to why you are not entitled to benefit from it.
I would suggest you ask your employer to explain why you do not qualify as a first step.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
I do work well over 40 hours coming up to any public holiday, I cannot understand why I would not be entitled to it as other people on the shift are getting it. The only difference is there contract says they are entitled to it and mine says I’m not.
If the contract says your not entitled to it does that mean you won’t get it even if the law states you are entitled to it?
Hi Sean,
Legislation in this instance would supersede what it states in an Employment Contract. However your employer might be giving you additional paid time off instead.
I would suggest you first contact your employer directly before doing anything else just yet.
Kind regards,
Peter,
I work in an office mon-fri 48 hours a week on an hourly pay rate. . I have worked some bank holidays and was told I am not entitled to extra pay. I received a day in lieu for working. It doesn’t state anywhere in my contract that I don’t get paid extra for working bank holidays. Am I entitled to a day in lieu as well as extra pay or is it either or?
Hi Elaine,
For the days where employees do not work the bank holiday it would be normal to be paid for the day. Where employees do work the public holiday, employees should be paid as normal and the company may choose to give the employee a paid day off on a different day or add a day to the employees annual leave balance.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
For part time emploee I dont understand what mean’s a normaly weekly wage (for the case when I have worked 40 hours in last 5 weeks).In my case every week I have different number of hours, so please tell me how I know from wich week to calculate 1/5.
Hi Camelia,
Where an employee does not have standard weekly hours, they should add up their hours each week in the 13 weeks prior to the public holiday and get an average See example below:
Week 1: 32 hours
Week 2: 43 hours
Week 3: 22 hours
Week 4: 13 hours:
Week 5: 39 hours
Week 6: 38 hours
Week 7: 27 hours
Week 8: 35 hours
Week 8: 10 hours
Week 9: 19 hours
Week 10: 34 hours
Week 11: 39 hours
Week 12: 41 hours
Week 13: 45 hours
Total hours worked over 13 weeks is: 437 hours
Calculation: 437/13 = 33.615 = Average working week.
Rule: 1/5 of average working week.
33.615/5 = 7.72 hours
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Thank you, I understand how to calculate, I just want to ask you, if one week is 0 (to suppose I had holidays one week), in your example, do I go back one more week or I just keep 0 in calculation?
Hi Camelia,
It really depends:
– If it is paid time off (such as annual leave) this is still considered working time. So for example if you have 2 days annual leave in that week and you are paid 8 hours per day, you should count it as 16 hours in that week.
– If it is unpaid time off you would typically leave it as zero and include it in the calculation.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
My public holiday pay is worked out in the way you described above for Camelia ( i.e. based on the previous 13 weeks worked, as my days each week can vary). During the 13 weeks prior to the August 2017 public holiday. I was paid/worked as follows: In work x27 days, Annual leave x6 days plus one fifth of average days pay for the June Public Holiday. My employer has calculated my Public holiday pay based on the 27days worked only and has not counted in the 6 annual leave days or pay for the June Public holiday. I have raised this with my employer, and they are willing to change it, but cannot find any reference in the legislation governing public holiday pay for part time workers who work an irregular pattern, which specifically states that annual leave should be included in the calculation.. My contract states that Annual Leave and public holiday pay, are calculated using the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and I have read this legislation myself, as my line manager has also, in seeking to clarify, but neither of us can find a reference, as to whether or not annual leave and pay for a previous Public holiday( occurring in the 13 weeks prior to the latest Public holiday) should be included in the calculation for a public holiday. Do you have a reference in legislation, for including Annual leave, occurring in the 13 weeks prior to a public holiday, that I can point my employer to. I would be grateful for your assistance in advancing my case before I approach HR,
Many Thanks,
Paula.
Hi. I work monday, Tuesday and Wednesday every week. 24 hrs per week. How is my entitlement to bank holiday calculated. Is it 24/3 or based going back over 13 weeks, which is then divided by 5, and then divided by 5 again to get average? Or should i just get 8 hrs straight for the bank holiday as i always works monday which most bank holidays fall on.
Hi Ellen,
In this case your entitlement is 1/5 (one fifth) of your normally working week, that is 24/5 or 4.8 hours pay for the bank holiday. Therefore if:
– You do work 8 hours on the day of the public holiday falls your entitlement is to 4.8 + 8 = 12.8 hours pay
– You do not work on the day the public holiday falls your entitlement is 4.8 hours pay only.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hello,
I work term time in a preschool which means that i don’t work over mid term breaks (Christmas and easter) or summer. My employer won’t pay me for bank holidays that fall on these mid term breaks as they say I’m not contracted during that time. They don’t issue me with a p45 during these breaks. Is the correct or should I be paid for the bank holidays.
Many thanks.
Hi Elaine,
If you have worked more than 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday, you may be entitled to pay for the public holiday.
There is chance that if you finish for the summer in June you won’t qualify for the public holiday in August.
Kind regards,
Peter. .
Hi I work in a warehouse part-time. I have never been paid extra for bank holiday and I have definitely worked over 40 hours in the 5 weeks coming up to any bank holiday. Is this legal?
Thanks ..
Hi Ciaran,
Thanks for getting in touch. Based on what you have stated it would appear that you may qualify for the public holiday. Your employer may choose to provide you with one of the following:
– A paid day off on the public holiday
– An additional day of annual leave
– An additional day’s pay
– A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
It would be worth discussing this with your employer directly as they may be compensating you in some other form, such as an additional annual leave day.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, I have a question about Public Holidays, I work under a contract that pays me 40 hours, wed-wed, even if i work 35hrs or 45hrs some weeks. We also get paid double for bank holidays, or 8hrs pay extra if you are off. I was scheduled to work a bank holiday and I called in sick. Do i get paid or not for that day at all?
Kind Regrads
E.
Hi Elaine,
Thank you for your enquiry. You will still be entitled to be paid for the bank holiday which in your case would be 8 hours. If your company operates a sick pay policy you may also be eligible for additional sick pay for the day but it is best to check with your employer.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, I have a query relating to part-time worker entitlements for bank holidays. I work part time in a restaurant, I have no “set days”, could be working 40 hours one week and 10 the next.
If I have worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks prior to a bank holiday, but I do not work on the actual bank holiday , am I still entitled to an extra 1/5th of my weekly wage?
Thanks,
Kashia
Hi Kashia,
Yes that is pretty much correct. If you work 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to any public holiday, you will be entitled to something.
If you work on the day of the public holiday, you are eligible to an additional days’ pay. If you do not work on the day of the public holdiay, you may be eligible to one fifth of your normally weekly pay. As your hours of work change from week-to-week, simply add up all your hours each week over 13 weeks and then get the average. The rate of pay will be one fifth of that figure.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter. .
Hi, I have an issue with a few things my employer says that my working week is mon-Thurs and Sunday off every Friday and Saturday and if I ask for a Sunday off do the Friday and Saturday count for days off and holiday pay for the Sunday? Or would all fri- sun be holiday pay?
Secondly if I work a bank holiday monday and do mon- thur and Sunday am I entitled to a paid day off during that week?
Thirdly if I ask for a Thursday and a Sunday off and I’m normally off Friday and Saturday do the Friday and Saturday become part of my holidays or are they just my normal days off?
Hi , I work on a rolling 4 cycling shift working 12 hours a day two days then two night and then four days off .
My question in relation to a Pubic Holiday is this if let’s say my 4 days on fall on a Saturday,Sunday,Monday,Tuesday and the Monday is a bank holiday on which I have to work . What is my entitlement . Also what hours are tsking as the public hours i.e is 12am sunday night/Monday morning until 12am monday night /Tuesday morning or is it 7am monday morning until 7am tuesdsy morning
Kind Regards
Derek
Hi Derek,
Apologies for the delay getting back to you.
Typically many businesses would choose to pay the the bank holiday for shift employees such as yourself by adding 1/5 of your average weekly hours to your annual leave entitlement or by paying you an additional 1/5 of your average hours worked in a week.
The Bank Holiday Monday runs from 00:01 to 23:59.
Kind regards,
Peter.
My partner works on the buildings. His employer told him last week is is not paying bank holidays or holiday pay anymore. He has paid all bank holidays so far this year. What can we do
Hi Maura,
Under legislation employers must pay public holidays as per the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997. However they are only obliged to do so when the employees qualifies. The main qualifing condition is that an employee must have worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday.
Further details can be found here: https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/What_You_Should_Know/Leave_Holidays/
Thank you.
KInd regards,
Peter.
Hi
I am 16 and I have worked on average 16 hours a week for the last 6 weeks. I am rostered to work 8 hours the August bank holiday. What are my entitlements?
Thanks
Jenny
HI Jenny,
Where you have worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday, your entitlement would be the same as any other employee.
Employees who qualify for public holiday benefit will be entitled to one of the following:
– A paid day off on the public holiday
– An additional day of annual leave
– An additional day’s pay
– A paid day off within a month of the public holiday
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I hope you can advise me. My employer has refused to pay me for bank holidays for the past three years, since I started working for them. They say bank holiday pay is included in the hourly rate. I always work 40 hours in the previous five weeks. Is this legal ? It doesn’t seem right to me. My colleagues and I have raised this issue and they say they’ll consider paying us, but it never goes any further
Hi Anne,
I would refer you to S.I. No. 475/1997 – Organisation of Working Time (Determination of Pay For Holidays) Regulations, 1997. Please see: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/si/475/made/en/print for more information.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I hope you can advise me. I i started work a few months ago and I worked a 12 hour shift falling over the last bank holiday. The shift started at 8pm the night before on the Sunday until 8am on the bank holiday Monday. I have worked more than 40 hours in previous 5 weeks averaging 2 or 3 12 hour shifts per week – should I have received my 12 hours for working plus 4 hours normal pay for the Sunday and double pay from midnight to 8am for the bank holiday, or what should I have received? I’m not sure how to calculate it.
Hi Ollie,
The company should pay your normal pay for working on the public holiday plus they could offer you one of the following.
1. A paid day off on the public holiday;
2. An additional day of annual leave;
3. An additional day’s pay (1/5 of your weekly pay in this case);
4. A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
hi
i work with a company three years ago, i got my P45, It was wrong and they confirmed they did not pay me my holidays entitlements. they have stop responding to my emails and calls. what can i do?
Hi,
I have never received a Bank Holiday Payment and have worked the last 7 years without it.
I never knew about it until know.
I need to raise the issue with my employer.
How far back can this non payment be back dated ?
Hi John,
Before you approach your employer you should ask yourself if you have recieved any of the following first:
1. A paid day off on the public holiday;
2. An additional day of annual leave;
3. An additional day’s pay;
4. A paid day off within a month of the public holiday.
Thank you.
KInd regards,
Peter.
Hi!
I started working at my new job on the 21 of July, full time job, Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week. 2 weeks later there was the August Bank Holiday, the company was closed, but they didn’t pay my bank holiday either, saying that I should have been working there at least 4 weeks to be entitled to get bank holiday paid. Is it legal to say it please? Thanks, Szilvia
Hi Szilvia,
If you worked over 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday you would be entitled to benefit from it and as you did, you should qualifty for it.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi Peter,
I’ve never had any of the above 4 options, I simply don’t get paid anything for a Bank Holiday Monday nor have any days off in lieu.
Have far back can this be back dated for money owing ?
I just need to have my facts right before approaching my employer
Regards
John
Hi John,
In that case, i would suggest you place a call with Citizens information first and before contacting your employer.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi. I worked on many bank holidays 12 hours shfit. For exemple i was at work on 05.06.2017 (first monday in june) from 08:00 to 20:00 and i was paid for 12 hours plus 8 hours bank holiday.
One week before bank holiday i had 63 hours worked and in the bank holiday week 45 hours.
My contract is on 0 hours but almost every week i had more than 40 hours. I think my average per week in 1 year is around 50-55 hours. My payroll manager said im not entitled to be paid double time 12h + 12h i dont know why. I checked the law and im confused. What mean an additional day’s pay??
Where the employee is required to work on the public holiday, the employee is entitled to an additional day’s pay for the public holiday
Thank you
HI David,
Sorry for teh delay getting back to you.
This seems to a more complicated query than normal however i can conform that If you do not have normal daily or weekly working hours, under SI 475/1997, an average of your day’s pay or the fifth of your weekly pay is calculated over the 13 weeks you worked before the public holiday. Please see: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/si/475/made/en/print for further clarity.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I work 8 hours a week on carers leave , what happens on the week of a bank holiday where they put me down for carers leave on the bank holiday? Am I still meant to work 8 hours on a different day that week ? Or would the carers leave cover the bank holiday ? I don’t ever have to work the bank holiday but if I’m using carers leave to cover it should I not have to work the 8 hours on a different day ? My employer is saying that I need to work the 8 hours on a different day the same week? I had been opting for no pay that week of a bank holiday but they say now they can’t do that and I need to work a different day, on the weeks I opted for no pay on the bank holidays I received no entitlement at all. It seems to be s very grey area that is hard to find information on? I’m curious I know it’s 1/5th but is this your entitled to bank holiday off plus one fifth with that ? I’m totally confused . If I’m using a days carers leave to cover it should I not be entitled to same entitlement as if I was working it. ? Many thanks
Hi Ann,
Sorry for the delay getting back to you.
You may not qualify for any Public Holiday entitlement if you do not work 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday. Do you meet this condition?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Yes I work 8 hours every week. If I use s days carers leave to cover the bank holiday am I entitled to full benefit ? If I use the carers leave to cover the bank holiday is that considered my 8 hours work ?
hi,
Can you tell me what am i entitled to. i work 32 hours a week over 4 days my employer gives me a day in lieu for all the bank holidays in the year. I know i am entitled to i think its 6 paid through the year. she told me that every bank holiday that she gave me a day in lieu she shouldnt have. she says that i am only allowed to get paid for each bank holiday one fifth of my wage for each one. Can you help me understand the bank holiday pay or days in lieu for a three day week and 4 day week.
Hi Nuala,
If you have worked for your employer at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday and the public holiday falls on a day you normally work you are entitled to a day’s pay for the public holiday. If you are required to work that day you are entitled to an additional day’s pay.
If you do not normally work on that particular day you should receive one-fifth of your weekly pay. Even if you may never be rostered to work on a public holiday you are entitled to one-fifth of your weekly pay as compensation for the public holiday.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
If i work 4 days a week totally 19.5 hours a week and dont work bank holidays how much Time In Lieu am i entitled to for the bank holiday
Hi Sinead,
If you do not normally work on that particular day you should receive one-fifth of your weekly pay. Even if you may never be rostered to work on a public holiday you are entitled to one-fifth of your weekly pay as compensation for the public holiday.
If taking it as paid time off it would be roughly 3.9 hours per public holiday based on a 19.5 hour working week.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, please tell me what are the options for Sunday hours, my boss will include the agreement between us in my contract and I want to know the best legal option to choose for me, also is that a thing in low that somebody can agree to work for minimum wage Sunday? The last question is that: if I am paid 10/hour I can not ask for more money or other Sunday option?
Thank you.
Hi Ross,
Normally a Sunday Premium would apply for any hours worked on a Sunday, however the rate paid to employees is an operational decision made by each business and is varied.
We are only able to offer guidelines on suggested rates of pay to the businesses we support with their HR.
Thank you for your question and i hope thsi helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Good evening.
I would have a question.I’m on 45 hours contract in grocery shop for the last 8 years. I was off on August bank holiday and I was told it’s not belong to me extra paid day off. What normally my collegues get. Or if I work I would get extra paid day off. So it’s mean when you off on bank holiday you off two days that week and no day owned to you and if you work on bank holiday you get 3 days off. Is it right? Thank you
Hi Jurgita,
Sorry for the delay gettng back to i was on annual leave for the last few weeks.
I don’t fully understand your question but if you work 45 hours per week and you are off on the bank holiday, you should be paid for a normal day’s pay while you are off that day. This day should not be considered an annual leave day – it is a public holiday in addition to annual leave.
I hope this helps.
Thank you,
Peter.
Hi, would love clarification on this tricky issue. I work Wednesday to Friday. My employer chooses our holidays in blocks of weeks. During one of these weeks a BH occurred. I got one fifth pay. However my colleagues think we are still owed a day annual leave as my bosses enforce the holidays in chunks of weeks with one day not available to count as leave. My boss says during that week off I have received my wed – fri holidays and as I don’t work Monday anyway am not entitled to an additional day (or pro rata). Who is correct?
Hi Stella,
Sorry for the delay gettng back to I was on annual leave for the last few weeks.
Your entitlement when you are off for that week should be your pay for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,plus an additional one fifth (1/5) of your normlally weekly pay OR a paid day off on a day you normally work OR an additional day of annual leave.
I hope this helps and apologies for the delay.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi I started a new job on the 5th of September 2017. I work every tuesday, Wednesday and Friday for 8 hours per day. Should I have been paid something for the October bankholiday? I really like the job so want to be sure before bringing the issue up with my employer. Maybe I haven’t been in the job long enough? If this is the case will I qualify for the public holidays in December?
HI Eilish,
You do indeed qualify for both public holidays as you have worked more than 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday. Typically you should receive 1/5 of your weekly pay for the public holiday.
Yoru employer may simply not be aware of the public holidays rules.
Thank you and sorry for the delay getting back to you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi, great site.
I’m wondering if you can help. We work four 10 hour night shifts, mon-thurs. Whenever there is a bank holiday we get the day off with 8 hours pay and are then made to work up 2 extra hours that thurs to make up for the bank holiday. They say we owe them 2 hours because we work 10 but are only entitled to 8, I’m pretty certain this is not right. They are also plannig on bringing us in on a friday afternoon to work 6 hours to make up for christmas-new year. Over the year it will be 18 extra hrs worked for no extra money. Hope you can help.
Yours sincerely
Hello, I was working for a company but left for four months but they’re after taking me back. They said that they are after changing the contract to a zero hour contract, no paid breaks, and no double pay on a bank holiday.
Because it’s in a contract and I sign it, do they have a right to not pay me anything extra? Or is the law the law? I’m a bit confused, I don’t know if they’re entitled to do that..
Hi Sarah,
As you suggested “the law is the law”, therefore if you have worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday you would qualify for roughly 1/5 of your normally weekly pay.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Im on a full time permanent contract. I work shift work. I did a night duty shift starting at 8pm bank holiday Monday. I got paid double
time from 8pm-12am but no additional bank holiday entitlements. If i was off the bank holiday i would get 8 hours time in lieu. If i worked a day shift i would get double time for all hours worked. Am I entitled to another 4 hours lieu time as I only qualified for 4 hrs double time?
Hi
I am hoping you can provide clarity on something for me. I started working part time two weeks before the last bank holiday. In these two weeks I have worked over 40 hours. Am I entitled to some bank holiday pay or do I have to have worked for the company for 5 weeks before the bank holiday to be entitled to anything? Thank you
Hi, I hope you will be able to help answer my question. I will be changing jobs soon but, as Christmas 2017 is approaching, some people have told me that I should try to wait to switch positions until the New Year as I will not be paid for the Christmas public holidays if I have been in the job for less than 5 weeks. Both jobs are full time office jobs which would not be working on the public holidays. Thanks
I want to ask if i was asked to go to work and i went to work, but my employer only pay me regular payment (i work 4.75hrs at 30 Oct and he only pay me €43.93 ) does it means he is illegal?
so if he is illegal, what can i do?
and one more question, if my employer keep my uniform deposit since i quit the job, and he said that he will give it back to me when he wants, what can i do? (he said i quit the job it means i betrayed him so he can appropriate the money until he wants to give it back to me)
HI, I work a full time contract 39.5 hrs per week. In my contract my employer states I will not get any extra pay or time off in leau of bank holidays as they class them as a normal working day. Is this allowed
Hi
If employed on a casual Labour contract and work 20 hours per week minimum and also perform other jobs for employer at a fixed price are you entitled to Bank / Public Holiday payments.
Hi there.
Could you clarify something for me.
I’ve worked for the same company for 19 years and 9 years ago I went down to a 3 day week Monday – Wednesday 9 – 5. I have 12 days holidays per year.
When paddy’s day falls on a Thursday or Friday should I be given a day in lue for this?
Also our company offers 2 extra days holidays good Friday and Xmas eve. I am told that as Google Friday falls on a non-work day for me I’m not entitled to a day in lue. Fair enough.
Also I’m not entitled to xmas eve unless it’s on a work day. Last year and this year xmas eve falls on a weekend (company does not open weekends) but the rest of the staff have been given an extra day off (Friday before xmas)
So I’m wondering should I not be allowed to also finish a day early for xmas if the rest of the staff are been given this?
Im on maternity leave i was working full time before that . In the job im in we getting paid 1/5 of an average houts for last 5 weeks. Just wanna know if im entitle to my bank holliday pay when i come back or im not gonna get paid as i Didnt accumulate any working hours while on Maternity leave.
HI Sylwia,
Firsly, congratulations!
Employees on maternity leave accrue Public Holidays in the same way as any other employee working, therefore you are entitled to all public holidays that occur while you are on Maternity leave. Typicall most employeers woudl add the public holidays as annual leave at the end of the maternity leave but they could pay you for them instead.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter. .
Hi
I have to work on Dr Stephens Day this year and I was just wondering about the pay I’ll get
I don’t know if I have worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks reading up to this
So even if I work on the 27th I still have had to work 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to it to qualify for the holiday pay?
There’s a question of me working on Christmas day so I want to make sure I qualify before I say I will
Hi Martha,
Unfortunately you will need to try and work that out as the rule is strict. If you have haven’t worked 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday you won’t receive any additional benefit.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I work 15 hours per week, what bank holiday pay am I entitled too??
Thanks
Hi Jillian,
No problem – see my response below…
Thanks,
Peter.
Sorry forgot too add, these bank holidays coming up I’m not rostered to work, I do normally work Monday Thursday Friday
Thanks
Jillian
Hi Jillian,
It appears that you have worked more than 40 hours in the 5 weeks leading up to the public holiday so the answer is yes you are entitled to benefit from the public holiday.
Your entitlment when not working the public holiday is one-fifth of your normally weekly wage.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I work 39 hrs per week full time for a company but am required to be on call 24/7 every other week, often including public holidays. I do not have to stay on site but am required to respond in 20 minutes. Most public holidays I am called into work and may end up working a number of hours depending on the nature of the emergency. I get paid for my time on site, but am I entitled to a day off again in lieu of my Public Holiday?
Thanks
John
Hi John,
I hope you had a nice break. Do you receive an “on-call” allowance?
My understanding is that you may be entitled to the public holiday again or be paid for it, but as you are on-call your contract and pay may already reflect this, hence my question about an on-call allowance.
Can you please confirm?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
I was working over the Xmas. I worked on both public holidays and the 4 days holidays I have to keep for the Xmas. I was paid time and a half will working. Just wondering am I due any days holiday in leiu in January.
Also I don’t know can u help but I’ll ask anyway. I’m paid weekly but I am not paid Xmas week as my office is closed. I’m after being told that I’m been paid the last week I worked, my bank holidays and all my overtime over the Xmas in 1 wage. Now I stand to lose 40% of my total resulting in over €200 euro tax in the difference extra compared to if I was paid 2 separate wages.
Is this legal?
Regards
David McGowan
Hi David,
Thank you for your question. If you work full-time hours normally and you worked on the public holiday, you should get one of the following:
1. Paid for the hours you worked as normal, plus pay for the public holiday. For example if your rate of pay is €10 per hour and you worked 8 hours during the public holiday you should receive €80 for the hours you worked, plus your normal days pay.
2. Alternatively, you could be paid for the hours you work on the public holiday and be provided with a paid day off on another day.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Peter.
Hi,
Wonder can can advise please.
Retail employees who are full time and work on a roster 5 days over the 7 who are due to work on a public holiday but the business is closed i.e Christmas Day and New Years Day, Are these employees entitled to their normal pay and also day in lieu or additional days pay? Also staff that are due off those days do they just receive their normal days pay and nothing else?
Thanks
Hi, my work place was taking over by new employer Franchisor. I m working full time shifts on hours 23-07, my flat rate is 9.55e and
Night rate is 14.30e and on my contract is holiday calculated as 8.33% of hours worked on pay period(2weeks), based on actual earning, but new employer doesn’ t pay it in average rate like previous employer. Is that right to be paid in flat rate? On my contract is also double rate for public holiday for hours worked on day or evening shifts, but Franchisor doesn’ t pay double time and event doesn’t pay by average or evening rate, cause he pay it in flat rate. Is that right? And last issue is that I never sign any contract with that new employer, is my old contract still in operation? Does my new employer can change my above rates? Thank you.
Hi, if I am a part-time employee, I am on annual leave from 21Dec.2017 to 04 Jan 2018, I do not have an contract, do I have to be paid for bank holiday 25,26Dec. 2017 and 1st Jan 2018.
Thank you.
Hi, I was in annual leave from 21/12/17 to 04/01/18, please tell me if I must get paid for bank holidays 25, 26 Dec and 01 Jan.
Thank you.
Hello
I am a full time employee with a contract of 5 days out of 7 with the same employer for over 2 years.
The last payment I was paid only for the 25th of December and not for 26th . Is this legal?
Just to mention that I was on my Annual leave from 24th of December to 3rd of January 2018.
Thank you in advance.
Hello
I am salaried and work Tues, Wed, Thur every week (24 hours)
I have received 1/5 of working week (4.8hrs) for 8 bank holidays in 2017 not 9
Dec 26th fell on a Tuesday and I had the day off, is this the reason for 8 BH and not 9
Many thanks
Hi,
I currently work Tuesday to Saturday’s on a 39 hour week. I have not been paid any bank holidays since Jan 2017 (that was when my working week changed to Tuesday’s to Saturday’s) as I was told from the accounts department since I don’t work the Monday’s that a bank holiday falls on I am not entitled to bank holidays.
Thank you
Hi Michael,
Thank you for your question.
It is my understanding that you should be paid for the hours you worked as normal, plus pay for the public holiday.
For example if your rate of pay is €10 per hour and you worked 8 hours during the public holiday you should receive €80 for the hours you worked, plus your normal days pay.
2. Alternatively, you could be paid for the hours you work on the public holiday and be provided with a paid day off on another day.
You can also use Citizen’s Information if you need anymore advice. I hope this helps.
Thank you.
Regards,
Shannon
Hi, is it legal to state in a contract of employment that public holidays for part of your annual leave entitlement? i.e. 20 days leave of which 9 are the public holidays.
Regards
Derek
Hi Derek,
Thank you for your query.
Your entitlement to annual leave or holidays from work is set out in legislation and in your contract of employment. Legislation gives various entitlements to leave from work.
Find attached link below for more information – Citizen’s Information
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/annual_leave_public_holidays.html
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Kind regards,
Shannon
Hi Derek,,
Thank you for your email.
It is illegal under the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 for an employer to pay an allowance in lieu of the minimum statutory holiday entitlement of an employee unless the employment relationship is terminated.
In general, your annual leave is calculated on the basis of hours worked.
If you are leaving a job you are entitled to receive payment for any outstanding annual leave and public holidays due to you.
Hope this information helps.
Regards,
Shannon
Hi
I am hoping you could help me.
I am in charge of a weekend shift that will be due to work the following dates
Team A March 16th, 17th and 18th
Team B March 17th 18th and 19th
The company has listed the 19th of March as a holiday.
i am wondering how i should be treating each of the teams entitlements.
Many Thanks
I am employed through an agency and have worked almost full time (40 plus hours) since commencing last year. Work place was closed for public holidays and annual holidays over Christmas and New Year but I wasn’t paid for any of those days. A friend advised I should wait for the anniversary of my start date to see if I will be paid but my understanding is that I should have been paid for the public holiday days i.e. Christmas Day, St. Stephen’s Day and NY day as well as for a number of the holiday days in proportion to the percentage of the year worked. Is that correct and is the relevant period reckoned up to 31/12. Does the employment agency assume the duties of employer including Health and Safety issues such as providing ppe? Finally, and thanks in advance, can an employer charge for ppe such as Safety Boots as I have heard such a practice exists in Ireland?
Great site, great info.
Hello all at HR
I am a shift worker who works 12hr shifts over a 4 week Roster.
The company we work for calculates our Public Holiday entitlement as 8 hrs per day X 9 which is added to our annual leave at the beginning of the year
.
If we are on the Roster to work on a public holiday and we do work we receive an extra 4 hours leave
If we are on the Roster to work on the public holiday but take leave we have to take 12 hrs from our annual leave bank for that day off , not getting the extra 4 hours if as if we worked the Public holiday. thus taking 4 hrs from our annual leave.
I have questioned our HR Department that if we are on Roster to work that day , and are allowed to take the day leave we should still be entitled to the extra 4 hours as it falls on the Public Holiday itself,
HR Came back and said Because we have requested leave on that day we have taken ourselves off the roster and are therefore not entitled to the extra 4 hours for actually working it .
Therfore if I decide to take for example Xmas day off when I am rostered to work I am in fact taking 4 hours from my annual leave to have the 12 hours off.
Is this correct or should the Company compensate me with 12 hrs leave for taking off 12 hours on a public Holiday that I am scheduled to work on the roster.
Please advise
Hi,
I work 160 hours over a four week roster shift work (avg 40 hrs per week) so some weeks I work lees hours than others and my days of work change each week. this is how my employer operates Public Holiday pay. If I am not scheduled to work a bank holiday my roster for that 4 week period is reduced to 132 hours but I am still paid for 140 hours so essentially getting a paid day off. If I work a Public holiday I get paid for the hours I work which are part of my 160 hour roster and an extra 8 hours pay (avg daily pay per employer)… is this correct as if I am not working I only work 132 hrs but if I have to work PH i still have to do my 160 hour shifts. Could you confirm the way they are operating bank holidays is correct. Many Thanks.
Hi Susan,
Thank you for your question.
It is my understanding that if you work full-time hours normally and you worked on the public holiday, you should get one of the following:
1. Paid for the hours you worked as normal, plus pay for the public holiday. For example if your rate of pay is €10 per hour and you worked 8 hours during the public holiday you should receive €80 for the hours you worked, plus your normal days pay.
2. Alternatively, you could be paid for the hours you work on the public holiday and be provided with a paid day off on another day.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Shannon
Hello
I have been working as a carer since August when I started I told them I would only work every second weekend they haven`t kept their word and I haven`t had a weekend off from I started I have been very patient but my patience is wearing thin I have 3 kids and a husband also they have me down to work this weekend which is St Patrick`s day and Sunday and once you work weekend of a bank holiday you also have to work the monday of the bank holiday can you helpin any way also we had 3 days of snow 2 weeks ago we were told not to do any of our calls health safety family were being informed but they didn`t pay us for the three days all I want is a break spend time with my family
Hi Geraldine,
Thank you for your question.
Firstly, do you have a contract with your current employer. It is my belief that if your employer doesn’t have it outlined on your contract that you have every second weekend off then unfortunately you cannot do much about this.
It is my understanding that if you were given over 24 hour notice by your employer then you will not be paid for those three closed days. On another note if your employer failed to contact you within 24 hour given notice of closure then you are entitled of payment for that day.
Hope that information helps. If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to contact me.
You can also use the website Citizen’s Information – for anymore queries
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/
Thank you!
Kind regards,
Shannon
Hello. Either this law is very unfair or I did not get it.
See: my workmate and I are full time employees.
She worked from Monday to Friday (38 h) and I worked Mon/Tue/Fri/ SATURDAY (Bank Holiday) and SUNDAY (39.5 h). We were paid almost the same (30 euro difference more or less).
My payslip says: 32h 》basic hours
7.5h @ 1.33 》 the Sunday
7.5h 》 Bank Holiday
Hers says: 38h 》 basic hours
7.5h 》 Bank Holiday
My question is: shouldn’t I be paid double on the SATURDAY (Paddy’s day) plus the Bank Holiday that everyone is entlited to, even not working? If not, I do not see any advantage on working on a Public Holiday, cause the ones who did not work still had an extra day paid (and the day off
). I thought I would be paid much more.
Thanks a million.
Hello I work 40 hours a week as home care assistant but last week on back holiday I didn’t work but instead came in on Tuesday am I entitled any pay?
Hello I work 40 hours a week as home care assistant but last week on back holiday I didn’t work but instead came in on Tuesday am I entitled to any pay?
Please advise. Thank you
Hi, I hope you can help. I’m processing payroll for several employees who work 2 days a week, including Mondays. They worked the last bank holiday monday.
Are they entitled to 8 hours public holiday as well as the 8 hours they actually worked? Or, because they only work 16 hours a week, are they only entitled to a fifth of 16 hours for the bank holiday? i.e 16 hours worked, plus 16/5 (3.2 hours) = a total of 19.2 hours? Thanks so much
Hi
I work full-time (37hrs), contracted 5/5 but I work longer hours 4days so I can take Monday off. I get no extra pay when there is a public holiday on a Monday. Am I therefore entitled to take 7.4hrs leave that week?
Hi What is the legal rate of pay for working Bankholiday? My daughter works in retail and was told it’s time and a half for working bankholday by her employer….is this correct?She works 5 days out of the 7 days a week, including weekends with 2 days off normally mid week….She has not recieved a contract to check it out.
Thanks
Regards Linda
Hi Shannon
I am part time (27 hrs a week) nurse shift worker, who works 12 hrs shift based on 4 weeks roster.
Full time employees get Public Holidays added to annual leave plus extra (double)12 hrs pay if they work on PH.
Part time employees get Public Holidays added to annual leave plus extra 8 hrs pay if they work on PH,even dough we work 12 hrs per rota day.
Should not part time workers get 12 hrs extra public holiday entitlements.
Please advise.
Many Thanks
HI!
I have been working for an agency since last year Aug. I work Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week. I have 10 euro per hour. 2 weeks before the june bank holiday unfortunatelly I missed 2 days from work, which wasn’t paid of course, there is no problem with that. But this week when I got the payslip, I saw, that I didnt get the full, 80 euro bank holiday pay, just 70 euro, they said: “Bank holiday payment is calculated according to the hours, I have worked” I was searching this everywhere, in law etc, theres no such things like that, they are not right, but I would like to ask your opinion too. This is true relation to annual leaves-holiday, that usually you are entitled for holidays as much as you worked up until that year, (usually 1.6 day per month), but I never heard that before, that they dont give you the full amount of your bank holiday pay, just becouse you are sick and missed only 2 days from work. Thank you, waiting for your answer, Szilvia
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