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Q. I work part-time and my working hours are irregular.
What public holiday entitlement have I?
23.10.11
If you have worked at least 40 hours in total in the 5 weeks
before the public holiday and are due to work on the day, you are
entitled to paid leave on the day or one of the following
alternatives: a paid day off within a month; an additional day of
annual leave; an additional day’s pay; the nearest church holiday to
the public holiday as a paid day off.
If you are not required to work on that particular day you should
receive one-fifth of your weekly pay instead of the actual day's
leave. This also applies even if you are never rostered to work on a
public holiday. Under the law you may ask your employer, at least 21
days before a public holiday, which of the alternatives will apply
to you. Your employer should respond to you at least 14 days before
the public holiday. If your employer does not, you are entitled to
take the actual public holiday as a paid day off.
Complaints in relation to holiday entitlements may be referred to a
Rights Commissioner at the Labour Relations Commission, Tom Johnson
House, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, Lo-call 1890 220 227,
www.lrc.ie .
Citizens Information: Buncrana 074 9363496; Carndonagh 074 9373741
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