Is Good Friday a bank holiday

Representatives of the Labour Party in Cork city are calling for Good Friday, which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary, ...

“Even if a worker is rostered to work on a public holiday, they are entitled to a benefit either by additional annual leave at another time or additional pay. It’s deeply unfair that some workers benefit due to the benevolence of their employer, while others do not. Laura Harmon, Labour Party local area representative for Cork City South West said the benefits of public holidays to workers, with additional time to rest, relax, and spend quality time with friends and family, were well known, but there was also a benefit to the local economy in Cork as a whole.

Labour workers' rights spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has urged Government to end the discretionary treatment of Good Friday by introducing it as a ...

There are some employers who treat Good Friday as a discretionary day, however we know that the majority of workers in retail, tourism and hospitality fail to benefit from this. “We know the benefit of public holidays to workers – with additional time to rest, relax, spend quality time with friends and family – but also the benefit to the economy as a whole. “Hard work deserves reward.

There's already been a new long weekend added to the calendar this year - but one Cork politician says we deserve another. Labour Councillor John Maher is ...

There are 10 Bank Holidays in total this year. It is the first Bank Holiday granted in commemoration of an Irish female patron saint. - Monday, June 5 - June Bank Holiday Hard work deserves a reward. It’s deeply unfair that some workers benefit due to the benevolence of their employer, while others do not." There are some employers in Cork who treat Good Friday as a discretionary day, however, we know that the majority of workers in retail, tourism and hospitality fail to benefit from this.

Labour workers' rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has urged Government to end the discretionary treatment of Good Friday by introducing it as a permanent ...

“The failure to regularise the situation points to a Government out of touch with many workers in the economy. There are some employers who treat Good Friday as a discretionary day, however we know that the majority of workers in retail, tourism and hospitality fail to benefit from this. It’s deeply unfair that some workers benefit due to the benevolence of their employer, while others do not.

Easter Monday is an official day off but most employees do not work on Good Friday either. · Senator Marie Sherlock said it was time to rectify the anomaly and ...

“We believe that it should be a public holiday and, if they [staff] are working, they are paid in respect of a public holiday,” she said. Senator Sherlock believes that those who have to work Good Friday are not getting enough “recognition and respect” and that the State could help right that wrong. “Every year, there is a huge amount of confusion as to whether Good Friday is a public holiday or not,” Senator Sherlock told The Hard Shoulder.