...Obviously we are off the 25th - 28th but does anybody know if the 29th is a bank holiday? ...
...As a civil servant we will have to have skeleton staff in on Christmas Eve ...
No bank holiday according to my diary. I think you mean a privilege day. It probably is as the 27th a saturday. I can see those being dropped in the future.
Nope not a privilage day. According to my union calendar it has the 27th marked as a bank/public holiday so that's why I was wondering if it might fall on the 29th instead.
According to the pdf attached to this link the 29th is a bank holiday
What is a 'Privilage Day'? Do public sector workers get these days in addition to annual leave? (I'm not trying to start the usual public Vs private row)
Hi guys
As I am the only one in the office not from Dublin
Thanks
For bank officials, there are only ever 2 working days between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
For bank officials, there are only ever 2 working days between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. I'm never clear if they work out as public or bank holidays. I guess Mon 29 Dec is a Bank Holiday, and not a Public Holiday.
What is a 'Privilage Day'? Do public sector workers get these days in addition to annual leave? (I'm not trying to start the usual public Vs private row)
Yes. Used to be for travel. Dunno the exact history of it. I guess from the early days when they were all from the country and all had to travel back to Dublin. Bit out dated now.
I heard it goes back earlier than that - I read (can't remember where) that it was allowed to civil servants of the British Empire serving abroad from 'the mainland' in order to enable them to travel home for certain holidays. Not sure how true/accurate that is though.
Its neither.
Does that make it an official bank holiday for some planning their annual leave?
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