Often, there is confusing as to what you are entitled to if you work a bank holiday in Ireland. So here is the run down for you. If you have any questions do leave them below !
Entitlements For Bank Holidays
If you have worked at least 40 hours in total in the five weeks before the public holiday you are entitled to paid leave on the day or one of the following alternatives:
- A paid day off within a month of the publicholiday
- An additional day of annual leave
- An additional day’s pay
- The nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a paid day off
Part-time employees who are entitled to public holiday leave, but are not due to work on that particular day should receive one-fifth of their weekly pay instead of the actual day’s leave. If a public holiday falls on a weekend, you do not have any automatic legal entitlement to have the next working day off work.
I work four days a week which comes to a 36 hour week. This is classed as full time employment. My employer allows me 16 days annual leave. He recently suggested I should only be getting paid for 80% of bank holidays in a year as I dont work a five day week. For example, if there are 10 public holidays in a year then he says I should only be paid for 8. This does not sound fair to me and I,m just wandering am I legally entitled to all public holiday pay?
The Citizens information Website is great for answering queries like yours they provide up to date legal documents that will answer your questions.To me-what your employer is suggesting sounds ridiculous.I had a similar problem with an old employer and found ‘citizens advice’ to be a great help.
Hey i work part time in a restaurant about 17 hours a week am i entitled to double pay on bank holidays last one i only got normal pay
Richie the answer is written above, re read !
Im working for a full time(5 days a week)How much should I get payed for bank holiday
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i work full time but mondays are my days off … so if theres Bank Holiday on monday should I get paid double or just get paid for that day and get a day off extra ?
Hey i work 26 hours a week but ive used three of my weeks holidays. i havent taken any hols or days off since march! and im leaving my job to go travelling. Am i entitled to any extra bonus pay before i leave? would i have worked up hols??
I work full time 40+ hours a week.. Is it illigal to pay below double time on a bank holiday? Cause where i work everyone gets paid Time and a 1/3 on Sundays and bank holidays.
Believe it or not, my line manager decided not to pay me at all for working on a bank holiday, what to do now? It is really awkard as he says I am too senior hence the general rule should not apply to me. Similar for five days I worked on Saturdays; what to do?
hi.
im looking for an answer to a question that i cannot find an answer to anywhere.
I work full time, 5 days a week for a design company. i have worked the past 3 bank holidays because we were short staffed. i received time and a half on those days and was told that because i am a ull timer i will be receiving 3 paid days off in lieu also. as a full time member of staff am i automaically entitled to all irish public holidays paid off? could you list these days for me. and am i entitled ofr 3 days paid hols for the 3 bank holiday days i have worked.?
many thanks, i have been searching for an answer to this forever!
regards
jess
hi,i work part-time in a restaurant which comes to about 20 hrs every wk…at minimum pay!!da restaurant is closed every monday…does dis mean i am only entitled to about €35 4da bank holiday???
Hi, i work 19 hours a week, and I have done for the past year and a half, but my employer said im not entitled to any holiday pay at all, and I have never recieved any, is this true?
bank hol mon now ….. hope you are not in work!!!
The solution to your problem is to remain at home on those days for which you are not paid to work. If you insist on doing charity work you should pick a more worthy benificary!!!
hi i am just enquiring if u work 3 days a week (24 hrs)how much holiday pay r u entitled to? i ust to work 40 hrs at the start of the year and in oct we went to 3 days.
I was working full time until Christmas 2008. I am now working 2 days per week, one of which has normally been a Monday. Am I entitled to any pay in lieu for Bank Holidays.
hi i work in a chipper in a wildlife park and we used to get double time on sunday nd tripple on bank holidays however a new company took over and they dont pay double on sundays and on bank holidays they only pay double to the people who were there with the last company but i left as i moved country for a few months and got my job back with them and they said unfortunatly i’m not entitled to double pay on bank holidays because i left and came back,i only work partime at 3 days a week but i often work 5 because it’s in a wildlife park so it depends on the weather it’s more of a seasonal job, i only work part time during the winter while is quite and gradully become full time again but i dont have a contract so could you please let me know your opinion on it thanks
Your info is misleading in regard of part time employees. This should be inserted after first coma:…leave and have not worked for their employer at least 40 hours in total in the 5 weeks before the public holiday, but are not due…
hi..i work 10 hours a week..but i am not getting paid on time..i was supposed to be get paid every month but i have worked for about 1 month 17 days still i have not received my wages..ehat should i do?? the company always say i will pay u next day..
Sorry, but my comment(17) is wrong. Moral: Don’t express your opinion hurriedly.