Asda - opening boxing day and new years day.

[SirDouglasLoft]

on a voluntary basis, like anyone's going to come in and work for time n'alf.
Soon it'll be open everyday of the year!



that is all.

 

[philsussex]

Bloody American shop.

I'll stick to Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Tescos.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

It not like other shops don't open Boxing Day and New Years day, Somerfield/Co-Op have been doing it for three years now.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Bas Fawtly, i wasn't actually aware of that, i thought asda was the first one. my bad.

still mad though. do you get paid more, like time n'alf for it, or what? cos the only way i'm going in, is for AT LEAST double pay.

 

[brakespear]

Tesco's open same time also.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

they might aswell find jesus' grave and shit on it

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Bas Fawtly, i wasn't actually aware of that, i thought asda was the first one. my bad.

still mad though. do you get paid more, like time n'alf for it, or what? cos the only way i'm going in, is for AT LEAST double pay.

Nope they've stopped double pay for Bank Holidays etc about two years ago at my place. Not sure if they will at Asda though.

 

[ali jenkins]

I used to work Xmas Eve and Boxing day in return for getting NYE and NYD off when I was at Co-Op.

It was always a good laugh.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Nope they've stopped double pay for Bank Holidays etc about two years ago at my place. Not sure if they will at Asda though.

oh right, we still get time and half for bank holidays, and now boxing day/nyd, but we get paid quite high anyway, well, for my age!

but we get f*** all extra, just normal rate for NYE and Crimbo eve.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Tell me about it!

Boxing Day and New Years Day were considered "ordinary working days" where I work, and it was just assigned as per usual for us all. Not impressed, quite frankly. I doubt places like Asda would pay anything extra for those days, big companies like that don't tend to I don't think. Certainly not in the modern day, maybe a few years back, but not now.

Out of interest, SDL, do Asda have a employees union?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Basil - on the back of the re-run of 'Wedding Zinger', can we have a second series?

 

[Zamora For England]

I work at Halfords, we are shut ONE day a year, on Christmas Day, with no double pay or anything. Just in case anyone feels compelled to come in and buy windscreen wipers on Christmas Eve.

 

[Gwylan]

Out of interest, SDL, do Asda have a employees union?

Asda's parent company, Wal-Mart, is famously anti-union, going to all sorts of measures to keep them out of their stores. There was a UK agreement of sorts four years ago but relations between store and unions isn't good.

Although this might be changing ...
Asda union deal will improve conditions for agency staff - Yorkshire Post

 

[bhaexpress]

they might aswell find jesus' grave and shit on it

Be a bit difficult as he is supposed to have risen from the dead. Actually what's the big deal ? The other supermarket chains and the likes of B & Q have been doing that for a long time.

 

[Frutos]

Shops have been opening those days for at least 10 years now.

My current employers stay closed on Xmas Day (obviously), New Year's Day and Easter Sunday, my previous ones only stayed shut on Xmas Day and Easter Sunday.

 

[MORTY]

Asda do have a trade union. The GMB. Far more influencial in Depots than stores due to a higher number or members in depots than in stores but they are there.

 

[ROSM]

Isn't there legislation about shop sizes etc and when they can open?The average supermarket upwards are in the class of being able to open everyday except christmas day and easter sunday I think.

 

[Notters]

Pretty sure some coops are open Christmas day.

 

[adrian29uk]

I feel sorry for people in retail. I personally think all shops should be shut boxing day, bank holidays, new years eve and new years day.