The world according to Sarah

[big kim]

Always worked shifts so usually worked bank holidays. Loving retirement.

[Dawn Kellie]

We have 11 national holidays, federal and state governments get all of those as holidays. I get 5 holidays where the plant is actually shut down. The ones where the plant is shut down I get paid for. For Christmas and Thanksgiving its a 2 day holiday. During Christmas through New Year's the plant is down and we do maintenance we have been putting off.

[Stottie Girl]

Always worked shifts so usually worked bank holidays. Loving retirement.

Yeah it's the luck of the draw job wise unfortunately. I used to have to work bank hols when working for British Gas. They always wanted their pound of flesh!

[Stottie Girl]

We have 11 national holidays, federal and state governments get all of those as holidays. I get 5 holidays where the plant is actually shut down. The ones where the plant is shut down I get paid for. For Christmas and Thanksgiving its a 2 day holiday. During Christmas through New Year's the plant is down and we do maintenance we have been putting off.

So how many paid national holidays then? If you have 11 days then it sounds like American workers are ahead of us on work benefits for once!

[Dawn Kellie]

There is no standard for paid holidays. If you are a federal or state worker you get all 11 as paid. My last employer had 0 paid holidays. My current employer pays 5 holidays.

[Lori Dee ✅]

In the IBEW (Electricians Union), we got holidays off, but not all were paid. We spent months negotiating a contract to get Veterans Day as a paid holiday. Employers refused, saying we can take off any day we want and call it Veterans Day, but they won't pay.

So we took off a couple of days every week to celebrate Veterans Day. They hated it and finally agreed to having Veterans Day as a paid holiday once a year.

🤣

[Stottie Girl]

Oh that's harsh. All our holidays are paid. I have 24 paid days holiday this year plus the 8 bank holidays though a lot of them fall on a monday and I don't work Mondays so I get extra days holiday to compensate. It's actually surpisingly difficult to use up the holiday when I'm part time. There is never any need to take occasional days off as I have so much free time. Of course that also means I have a low income but you can't have everything.

I'm also on flexi-time so I can build up my hours and take time off or choose when I want to start or if I want to finish early. I currently have 15 hours built up.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Does your holiday time accrue so that when you hit a certain amount, you can cash it in?

When I was in the Army, we got 30 days paid vacation per year, and you could accrue up to 60 days before you lose it. But you could cash it in (for a month's pay) or just take a vacation. A few times, I did both. Save up 60 days, cash in 30, then take 30 days off. I found that I don't like more than a two-week vacation, so I planned better around that.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

It definitely differs amongst employers in the UK. I get 30 days but that is working full time. The company shuts between xmas and new year so those days are subtracted from our holiday entitlement without choice. I can't carry days over, so lose them if not taken. I can only gain days by working a day off like a weekend. Hours over during the week are unpaid.

[Stottie Girl]

It definitely differs amongst employers in the UK. I get 30 days but that is working full time. The company shuts between xmas and new year so those days are subtracted from our holiday entitlement without choice. I can't carry days over, so lose them if not taken. I can only gain days by working a day off like a weekend. Hours over during the week are unpaid.

Oh Absolutely right. As I'm part time my holidays are pro rata so I'm supposed to get 11 days but as there are several monday bank holidays that I wouldn't work I end up with 15 days. I have 5 days carried over from last year and I am owed 4 training days which are supposed to be used for doing assignments but I tend to do them in the evenings or weekends anyway. If I was full time I think it goes to 24 rising to 28 based on years service. It's bloody confusing!

[Dawn Kellie]

I also get 80 hrs paid vacation. They don't count towards the holidays.

[Northern Star Girl ✅]

@Dawn Kellie  @Charlotte Kitty 
@Stotti Girl @Lori Dee

I am having a difficult time attempting to navigate with my employer, my work hours, sick time, holiday pay, unscheduled time off, PAID vacation time and possible bonuses.

Oh WAIT! I am self-employed, I have none (ZERO) of those benefits unless I PAY for them, and for 3 months during Federal income tax season I many times work 7 day weeks and long 15+ hour days. If I don't work there is no paycheck and no future growth in my business.

Now, mind you, I have worked with past employers for many years HOWEVER I am very happy with my present situation, I would make a terrible employee for any company.

Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

[Dawn Kellie]

@Dawn Kellie  @Charlotte Kitty 
@Stotti Girl @Lori Dee

I am having a difficult time attempting to navigate with my employer, my work hours, sick time, holiday pay, unscheduled time off, PAID vacation time and possible bonuses.

Oh WAIT! I am self-employed, I have none (ZERO) of those benefits unless I PAY for them, and for 3 months during Federal income tax season I many times work 7 day weeks and long 15+ hour days. If I don't work there is no paycheck and no future growth in my business.

Now, mind you, I have worked with past employers for many years HOWEVER I am very happy with my present situation, I would make a terrible employee for any company.

Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Your boss should give you a raise.  😋

[Stottie Girl]

@Dawn Kellie  @Charlotte Kitty 
@Stotti Girl @Lori Dee

I am having a difficult time attempting to navigate with my employer, my work hours, sick time, holiday pay, unscheduled time off, PAID vacation time and possible bonuses.

Oh WAIT! I am self-employed, I have none (ZERO) of those benefits unless I PAY for them, and for 3 months during Federal income tax season I many times work 7 day weeks and long 15+ hour days. If I don't work there is no paycheck and no future growth in my business.

Now, mind you, I have worked with past employers for many years HOWEVER I am very happy with my present situation, I would make a terrible employee for any company.

Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Ha ha, been there bought the T-shirt Danielle. I had my own business for 11 years and it's the same as the US. No time off, paid or otherwise, No pension (other than the state one) No private healthcare (But Had NHS at least), the boss was a real slave driver ha ha!

[Dawn Kellie]

I watched my dad do it. I never will

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

@Dawn Kellie  @Charlotte Kitty 
@Stotti Girl @Lori Dee

I am having a difficult time attempting to navigate with my employer, my work hours, sick time, holiday pay, unscheduled time off, PAID vacation time and possible bonuses.

Oh WAIT! I am self-employed, I have none (ZERO) of those benefits unless I PAY for them, and for 3 months during Federal income tax season I many times work 7 day weeks and long 15+ hour days. If I don't work there is no paycheck and no future growth in my business.

Danielle [Northern Star Girl]

Definitely rather you than me! The stress would end me. My ideal working week would be zero hours! I'll keep dreaming!!


Charlotte 😻

[davina61]

I did that for 8 years, trouble is once you have worked for yourself it make you a bad employee as you want to do stuff your way!