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Q. I work a 5-day week, Monday to Friday. What days off
will I get at Christmas?
11.12.11
Christmas Day (25 December), St Stephen’s Day (26 December) and
New Year’s Day (1 January) are public holidays every year. This year
Christmas Day falls on a Sunday and St Stephen's Day falls on a
Monday. New Year's Day 2012 falls on a Sunday. There is no specific
rule about what happens when a public holiday falls on a weekend.
You are not automatically entitled to take the next working day off
work.
You are entitled to the normal alternative arrangements for public
holidays. These are: A paid day off within a month of the public
holiday; An additional day of annual leave; An additional day's pay;
or the nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a paid day
off.
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. In practice, most employers will give employees Tuesday 27
December and Monday 2 January off in lieu of Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day – but it is important to remember that this is not an
automatic entitlement. You can make complaints about public holidays
to a Rights Commissioner at the Labour Relations Commission, Tom
Johnson House, Haddington Road, Beggar’s Bush, Dublin 4, Tel: (01)
613 6700, Lo-call 1890 220 227.
Citizens Information: Buncrana 074 9363496; Carndonagh 074 9373741
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