We need more holidays in the UK
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I need a holiday!
Sometimes when I poke my head above the duvet in the morning, I just don't want to get up and go to work. Do you agree that we don't get enough holiday here in the UK? Does your boss work you too hard and not give you enough time off?
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I think that the statutory right to four weeks paid holiday annually is actually pretty pathetic and when you consider that the most you can expect from mean employers in this country is two or three extra days on top of that.
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| 15-4-2008 | I'm in the US and get only 5 paid vacation days a year, and these don't roll over to the next year. I get 5 sick days too, but if I want to take them...I need to pretend like I'm really sick or I have to make up a story about a sick family member. And unpaid vacation is fine, but who c...more | Andy www.redmissionmusic.com |
| 07-2-2008 | Just thought I would let you know about the new holiday entitlement that my company has implemented into our workplace. As you are probably aware, the entitlement has been increased from 20 to 24 days from the beginning of your working year so in this case mine is from January 1. Last year, I had 20...more | Lennox |
| 30-11-2007 | I thought Christmas was a PAID holiday? It has been all the years I have worked and I'm 55 yrs old. NOT THIS YEAR. We now have to work extra hours leading up to Christmas day so we dont loose 8hrs pay due to close down. WHAT??
Since when did this come in? Has any one else been hit with thi...more | Lynn |
| 24-11-2007 | Maz, you have been exploited. You are exploited. You are scum. Next year you have the right to 4 extra days holiday per year, by law, by Statute Law. If you have not been told, it's because your employer is scum, like you. | Wakey Wakey |
| 24-11-2007 | I get 21 days paid holiday a year rising to 22 next year as Ive been with the company 3 years. I don't pull sickies because it's dishnest and shows that those who do, are selfish individuals who are willing to force their colleagues to work harder just so they can have more "me" ti...more | Maz |
| 04-9-2007 | can someone give me a clear icture if there is one,of annual leave(paid) entitlement in Uk and USA some say a week in us others say 20days some say 4 weeks in Uk others say 22days in cluding bank holidays. In New Zealand we get as of right 4 week paid annual leave and 10 additional days which are ...more | barb |
| 15-6-2007 | I don't want a bonus this year, I just want another week vacation (in addition to my one week) to spend some time with my husband traveling, but they won't allow it. They also don't allow unpaid vacation. I don't understand why bosses are so stingy on this. I feel like I am in so...more | krismac |
| 14-4-2007 | Pete wrote "in the USA you recieve about 22 days a year and that includes holidays like christmas and easter should you wish to take them. I dont think were so bad off" I don't think this is entirely true, if you work for a company for a minimum of 6 to 7 years then yes, the employee a...more | Dee |
| 14-4-2007 | I'm sorry, I couldn't resist writing after reading these comments. I don't mean to sound lame, but you folks there in the UK get 4 weeks paid time off by law, wow. I'm living in the United States and will be soon be moving to the UK, I have already been offered a position there in L...more | Dee |
| 04-4-2007 | Al you've so lost the plot there. Work to live, not work to live. It's very important for the quality of life otherwise you forget what you are working for. So your dad worked through the holidays and most weekends? Clearly a good role model in spending plenty of quality time with you. ...more | Work to live |
| 04-4-2007 | What is wrong with our country, going back to the days when my dad was at work, and that is what it was in those days; work. He worked through his holidays and most weekends but in doing so he managed to pay for my brothers and myself to further our education,and make a better life for ourselves, li...more | Al |
| 09-3-2007 | Where are the Trade Unions? Everyone should get a statutory 25 working days a years + public holidays. 35 hour week maximum, compulsory inflation proofed pay rises. Fully paid overtime.
The government policy should be one of full employment. | Rights of the worker |
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