Bank Holidays

[Salu]

What does everyone feel about these?

The name is out of date for a start. It's now accepted that people who work in retail work them as do health workers and other essential services jobs etc.

Is there a point to everyone having the same day off? Doesn't it just lead to traffic mayhem? Or maybe it’s a good thing as it encourages family/friend times and forces some to have a mini break.

Wouldn't it be better to just add the days onto people's annual leave and let them make their own decisions? I think we should leave Christmas alone and maybe Easter as they bother have a point and a communal celebration (whether you believe or not in the meaning) but Spring Bank, August and May.......hmmm

What about making St George’s day a BH? Do we have enough pride in our nation to bother or would it become “get drunk and be Yobbish Day”?

If we are to have them shouldn't we make shops close and let everyone have a day off? What do you think?

They’ve always been normal working days for me so I don’t feel that protective of them….do you?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Salu

What about making St George’s day a BH?

I'm up for that if the rest of us get our national days as a BH.

[Halcyon]

I quite like them as everyone I know has the same day off so we all get together and can go out. It makes planning a weekend away easier as well as we know we will both be off from work that day.

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Originally Posted by Salu

What about making St George’s day a BH? Do we have enough pride in our nation to bother or would it become “get drunk and be Yobbish Day�?

The more holidays in a year the better

[Druchii]

St. Georges day is a must i think, it is our national day after all...

I like bank holidays, but i have a feeling as soon as i start work, preferably as a network tech (small networks only please...) i won't be so fond of them really...

[orangebird]

I love them - with the extra day on each side of the weekend, it means I get to go and see relatives and friends that are too far away for just an overnight stay.

[handyman]

My contract states explicitly that I will never be asked to work weekends or bank holidays

I like them but they mess my head up going to work and thinking its Monday when its Tuesday an all.

[basa]

I agree with Xmas, Easter being statutory hols and add in St George's Day as another, then scrap all the others and add them to peoples annual entitlement.

Would stop the mad dash to holiday areas on those days.

[Salu]

Originally Posted by orangebird

I love them - with the extra day on each side of the weekend, it means I get to go and see relatives and friends that are too far away for just an overnight stay.

But you could all elect to book an annual leave day and do the same but with less traffic on the road...

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I love bank holidays, but why do we have to have so many in between April and May! It would make sense to change the one at the end of May to say mid June,
As for St Georges day, I didnt even realise what day it was on till I went into a pub and saw sign :S. I personally think that should be a BH, and on that day, and leading upto it perhaps, there should be more happening in London (as the capital of England) to promote it.

[Salu]

What is everyone's motivation for St Georges day? Another days off, patriotic pride or jealousy of the other countires who have one?

Be honest....

[Damien]

I like bank holidays. We used to go away for the weekend or for a day to brigton so it has positive memorys for me Same with a lot of people i guess.

Whens the next one?

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Salu

But you could all elect to book an annual leave day and do the same but with less traffic on the road...

But that means that all the friends and family I visit would have to do the same thing too, and that's not always possible.

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

Originally Posted by Salu

What is everyone's motivation for St Georges day? Another days off, patriotic pride or jealousy of the other countires who have one?

Be honest....

ok... i'm not english and i dont even know the significance of St george's day but the way I look at it is that country's should be able to celebrate their national day. I spend a lot of time in Lisbon and they have a national holiday on their national day. There is a real good feeling in Lisbon on that day, more so than say May 1st which is another bank holiday.

In regard to celebrating St George's day specifically, I feel that there will be a real positive vibe on that day, which will definately outweigh the negativity and resentment we currently get from a large number of people due to the fact that its not celebrated.

[Salu]

Originally Posted by orangebird

But that means that all the friends and family I visit would have to do the same thing too, and that's not always possible.

It would be different and not as easy but quite possible with organisation. I'm not singling you out OB but just trying to get everyone into a differnet mindset.

[bopdude]

Over rated, over exploited, over priced, people traps, religeous days, xmas, easter etc etc,perhaps the rest are just used now for an excuse for a p!55 up, last bank holiday I think I had 3 pints during the day, very quiet, IMO they're nothing speacial.