Labour's plan for new Bank Holidays

Jalima

Surely, if saints' days are granted as bank holidays then each country of the union will just take theirs as a day off work, not have all 4! Personally, I'd rather celebrate our independence from the dreadful EU as a bank holiday on the date we held the referendum. Now that will be something to really celebrate; no one really cares about the saints who are just symbolic.

Brought to mind 'Brenda from Bristol' and "Oh no, not another one!".
I love Brenda from Bristol!

Another potty idea which is not thought through and has no substance as a policy.

We do, in fact, have fewer Bank Holidays than other countries and perhaps one in October might be a good idea.
Australia has the Queen's Birthday as a Bank Holiday which we do not have here - unless you are in the Civil Service! I can't see Corbyn going for that one.

Any ideas for a name for an October Bank Holiday anyone?

Does the Labour Party not realize that St Andrew's Day is already a holiday in Scotland?
My Daughter was always given St Andrews day when at the university there

Not turning noses up, just saying it’s a silly idea given the timing. Give everyone an extra four days’ paid holiday.
Vote catching nonsense and I’m a lifelong Labour supporter.

Oh dear, what a lot of reactionary responses.
Everyone would like a Goveenment which will improve their own circumstances, but God forbid that anyone ‘less deserving’ or less worthy should have a bit more of the cake.
I sometimes lose my faith in human nature, I really do!

Let's at least have June 23rd as Independence Day

I wasn't disagreeing with the proposal MillyG - just sayin'.

OMG what a miserable lot you are! People have been saying for years that we should have more Bank Holidays and that other countries have more than we do. And here are 4 days extra - and you’re turning your noses up! What’s wrong with you?

Brought to mind 'Brenda from Bristol' and "Oh no, not another one!".

An extra bank holiday would not increase the effort of repairing a roof or fixing a leaking pipe Maizie

More bank holidays is a great idea, but perhaps spread throughout the year. It will be funded by Labour collecting taxes properly and not giving huge cuts to bankers, which is what this gov't have done, and run down public services to make us all go private.

If we junked George, who was a half-Turkish Palestinian who never set foot in England, and reinstated Edmund, who was the Patron Saint of England before Richard the Lionheart wanted someone more martial to rabble-rouse for the crusades, we would have a perfect new BH - in the middle of November

I'd be more impressed if they (or SOMEONE) would make the banks recognise Saturday and Sunday as working days - after all, the shops are open on both these days and a lot of people do work the weekends too.

But the banks cling on to the old-fashioned notion that Sat. & Sun. do not exist for them and things like paying in cheques, clearing cheques, sending payments via banks etc, drag on and on because banks stick rigidly to their Mon-Fri antiquated system.

Bring them into the 21st century, for goodness sake!

felicitycelebrant
Why add more ???? I ask .How many in the UK today are aware of the meaning behind a bank holiday other than a day off work with pay.?

Also tourism benefits, cafes, pubs, restaurants are given a boost and the retail trade benefits from more shopping trips.
The downside is that it costs industry and offices money.
Founder of the CEBR, Douglas McWilliams, said in 2012, "About 45% of the economy suffers; the offices, the factories, the building sites where people tend not to go to work on Bank Holiday."
(Centre for Economic and Business Research).

maryhoffman nope, not anti Labour, more anti Corbyn and his daft ideas to buy votes .....bread and circuses.
Yet another badly thought out plan to garner popularity.
gilly maybe they are doing, did you check?

but at the end of the day the cost will be to all businesses and prices would be forced to rise accordingly

You're not reading anything I post, are you gillybob?
If extra holidays improve productivity (as research suggests) then the apparent extra cost could be neutralised.

The LP own my town . No need for canvassing, leafleting etc. They could put a monkey ? up for election and it would win hands down !

Ooh, so much anti-Labour feeling here! I don't care about the Bank Holidays but I'll be out campaigning for Labour candidates for the 3rd May elections.

Who said Labour are anti-religious? I find their values far more Christian (and other religions) than the Tory party's! We have far fewer national holidays than most European countries and I think they give valuable time to hardworking families. I totally support the idea and I'm retired.

Corbyn could increase holidays to as many days as he dreams up in order to buy his votes ( student promises anyone ? ) but at the end of the day the cost will be to all businesses and prices would be forced to rise accordingly .

Over the last 12 years DD has worked a 18/7 shift system that recognises neither weekends or bank holidays. For the last 6 years she has worked from home.

However she gets the leave and has quite enjoyed having a shifty life because while it does have its down side, it also has advantages. She lives her life outside rush hours. The pool is never full when she goes swimming, the shops are quiet, popular places are less crowded. She works very early and late shifts so has more free time in daylight.

She is hoping to move to a 9-5 Mon-Fri job in the next few months and while looking forward to weekends and evenings like everyone else and being able to do classes and other activities, which meet weekly. She is also facing commuting by car in the rush hour, and not being able to make the most of all those out of the rush discounts.

Clearly Corbyn has never run a small business . I am a member of several NE manufacturing forums and we are by no means unusual. My employees are paid well and for the hours they work . They are never asked to work above and beyond without recompense . They all take full advantage of (paid) sick leave and have annual dose of flu, sickness etc. I allow paid leave to look after children and would you believe recently a sick dog . They take vans home and help relatives move house at my expense etc. while my DH is hammered with company vehicle tax . My DH works twice as many hours as any of our employees do ( literally) for less than half their average pay . Paid Holidays ? What are they ?

I wish people would look at the bigger picture instead of assuming the worst of employers .