Easter Holiday Bonanza: 18 Days Off for 9 Days Hols
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SergeantMajorParticipantIf you’re planning your next break, consider travelling during the last few weeks of April.
As Easter is later than normal this year, there’s a lucky proximity of Easter and Bank Holiday which makes an extended break highly advantageous.
From Good Friday, on Friday 18th April/Easter Monday 21st April to Monday 5th May (the early May Bank Holiday) you only need take nine days of personal holiday to get 18 days away from the office – doubling your holidaytime!
An ideal opportunity to take an extended break 😉
3 Feb 2014
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LuganoPirateParticipantExcept for the munchkins from the Southern Hemisphere who will be on their 4 week autumn break!
4 Feb 2014
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SergeantMajorParticipantIs it only European countries which celebrate both Easter and the May Day Bank Holiday?
4 Feb 2014
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canuckladParticipantDifferent up hear in Scotland, and add to the fact that it is becoming more common for companies to shift bank holidays into annual entitlement rather than have them fixed.
Also Easter Monday isn’t a bank holiday, Good Friday is.
So I only have 3 fixed dates 25 & 26/12 + 1/1. Annoying the 2nd of the Jan isn’t recognised as Bank Holiday as my company is English based.4 Feb 2014
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SenatorParticipantDepending a bit which European country you live in, I can see the following excellent schedule this year:
Thursday (Maundy) 17 April
Friday (Good Friday) 18 April
Monday (Easter Monday) 21 April
Thursday (Labor Day) 1 MayAssuming you leave Wednesday night, the 17th and come back Sunday 4th you spend eight days of holidays for 17 full days of time off not counting the first Wednesday and last Sunday.
4 Feb 2014
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Papillion53ParticipantHi Canucklad – yes, “we” are the same, bank and local holidays all absorbed into annual holiday days. Only ones fixed are the Christmas and New Year, and thankfully we do get the 2nd Jan, I think it works out to 9 days a year?
Actually I like it as it means “we” in effect take the time when “we” want!
“We” = the Royal we of course! 😉
4 Feb 2014
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canuckladParticipantAfternoon Papiliion
Yep, I’m happy with the arrangement, although the companies that do this have pulled off an absolute blinder that not many people have picked up on.
Yes it’s wonderful that I can be more flexible with my 38 days minus the 3 can’t move days.
Now take my organization, at a stroke by making the other days part of the annual entitlement we have saved an absolute fortune on overtime to cover those days such as Mayday ! normally paid at double time.
And, LOL our English overlords just don’t understand the need to take the 2nd off!!
4 Feb 2014
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SergeantMajorParticipantWhat an interesting concept. Is this a Scotland-specific thing?
There’s nothing more annoying than the midweek Bank Holidays often seen in mainland Europe. Utterly pointless, and a waste of time as it impacts the whole working week.
6 Feb 2014
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