Will you be paid more to work during official holidays?
By youless
@youless (112497)
Guangzhou, China
December 27, 2016 7:29am CST
Here if you work during the official holidays, then you will get paid three times than your income.
It sounds good but actually the money will not be that much. As usually the official holidays just last for several days only. Your month salary seems better because of it, but meanwhile you lose the time to spend with your family and friends.
But of course it is better to get more when you have to work during the holidays.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
27 Dec 16
In my line of work, working holidays is not a big deal, in fact I prefer it. But in Ireland sometimes people just get another day off elsewhere to compensate the double pay
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
28 Dec 16
@youless I think so, as money just go to tax
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 16
Salaried people here get a lieu day...we get double bubble
Nothing for bank holidays but they are added to our holiday entitlement so it's pot luck if you work or are off but as there are only 2 of us in my job we have to work at least one shift every bank holiday/christmas/new year etc.
Nothing for bank holidays but they are added to our holiday entitlement so it's pot luck if you work or are off but as there are only 2 of us in my job we have to work at least one shift every bank holiday/christmas/new year etc.2 people like this
@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 16
For christmas day and boxing day I got double money.
For new years eve I get double money....and new years day but I'm not working it.
For the rest of the statutory holidays (bank holidays) we don't get extra but they are added to our holiday entitlement.
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Dec 16
@Mike197602 It is a good plan. I hope you will have a good time in the New Year Eve party
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 16
@youless yes, I'm working until 11pm on new years eve...but that could go one or two hours over but I have new years day off.
If it gets near midnight I plan on staying at my hotel and crashing the new years eve party going on there
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@celticeagle (167025)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Dec 16
I am retired so I don't get holiday pay anymore. Sure was nice when I did.
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Dec 16
@celticeagle Why? Doesn't the unions don't work well now?
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@celticeagle (167025)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 16
@youless .....We used to have unions and they were great. Helped us get raises and get fair treatment. Now we have to depend on the government to do it all.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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27 Dec 16
For legal holidays, employees here are paid twice their daily rate.
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 16
same here for most people although if you are salaried you'll normally get a lieu day...hourly paid get double or triple time.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
27 Dec 16
Yes here they pay... Holidays or even after hours... They call it "OT" pay.. (Over time..) they decide the rate according to the basic salary..
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@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
28 Dec 16
We are paid double if we have to work on public holidays. This is mostly for companies serving international markets but I think most, if not all the companies would get give employees off for Christmas. It seems to be the only holiday which is celebrated wholewide. Also, you are right, although we get more pay, it does not justify the time spent away from family and friends.
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