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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Franky2020 on April 06, 2006, 08:20:09 pm

Title: Bank Holiday Working?
Post by: Franky2020 on April 06, 2006, 08:20:09 pm: Just wondered if some of you work at all on Good friday and Easter Monday or do you give a miss.
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Post by: daniel b on April 06, 2006, 08:25:24 pm: well its me B day good friday so im defo off,but we usually have them off anyway.
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Post by: macc on April 06, 2006, 08:25:56 pm: hi Kevin. i normally work on the friday, monday i have off,

macc
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Post by: matt on April 06, 2006, 08:29:04 pm: all bank holidays off for me

personally i wouldnt want some1 around my house whilst i was at home with the family / or out in the garden

its a day off, i allways enjoyed them when i was working for some1 else, i still enjoy them now i work for myself and dont get paid
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Post by: wightsurf on April 06, 2006, 08:43:42 pm: It's double pay for working bank holiday, ::) thats right int it ;D
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Post by: windows_chepstow on April 06, 2006, 08:45:05 pm: Having worked on Bank Holidays before, no-one has ever objected. Just tell them you're 'behind' on your round.

I do like to take them off, but if I want to work; I will.
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Post by: craig jwc on April 06, 2006, 08:47:39 pm: I have the Mondays off but usually work the Friday.

Depends on how i feel really

Craig
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Post by: spotless2000 on April 06, 2006, 08:59:58 pm: Having worked shift work for the last 10 years and contracted to work most bank holidays, these 2 days off will be one benefit of being my own boss! :D

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personally i wouldnt want some1 around my house whilst i was at home with the family / or out in the garden

I think Matt's comment is certainly something to consider.

Steve
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Post by: stephen.b1 on April 06, 2006, 09:19:21 pm: off to teneriff on friday for a week ;D going to fetch back the sun
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Post by: carl stanton on April 06, 2006, 10:03:39 pm: we shall hold you to that stephen 8)

im working tommorow! pretty much all my customers are happy to get them done,, but as said have to be respectful of its some peoples day off, still doing a pub i clean every monday, on say monday £25 and plenty of tea [and a toilet] and nice bacon sarnie!
sorted ;D then out for the day
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Post by: JohnL on April 06, 2006, 10:12:43 pm: im working tommorow! . . . I should hope so! Good Friday is a week tomorrow! ;D ;D ;D

JohnL
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Post by: carl stanton on April 06, 2006, 10:15:34 pm: thanks john i will wake up now, slap to ones self :'(
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Post by: Moderator David@stives on April 06, 2006, 10:19:51 pm: Quote from: matt on April 06, 2006, 08:29:04 pm
all bank holidays off for me

personally i wouldnt want some1 around my house whilst i was at home with the family / or out in the garden

its a day off, i allways enjoyed them when i was working for some1 else, i still enjoy them now i work for myself and dont get paid

Same here .

I love bank holidays because i dont have that dilema "shall i ,shant i"
I can just take the day off with out feeling guilty or that i am missing something.
I just see it as it is not a working day , so no problems at all.
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Post by: carl stanton on April 06, 2006, 10:23:17 pm: the way i see it some times is every other guy is off with the familly at the zoo [ or where you may wish to go] why should i give myself the headache of all the traffic n that when i can take another day off when it less busy ya get me?
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Post by: brett walker on April 06, 2006, 10:31:52 pm: work friday :'(
day off monday :) just hope it dont rain tuesday

brett
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Post by: carl stanton on April 06, 2006, 10:34:16 pm: my feeling always brett, now you mention it i am more concerned about it :'(

;D
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Post by: brett walker on April 06, 2006, 10:40:34 pm: Quote from: carl stanton on April 06, 2006, 10:34:16 pm
my feeling always brett, now you mention it i am more concerned about it :'(

;D

sorry carl ;D

but it could rain friday, monday and tuesday :o :'(

i think some factories close all week, but then they get holiday pay just explain to your customer if we dont work we dont get paid. Most retail outlets are open anyway

Brett
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Post by: pjulk on April 06, 2006, 11:38:10 pm: I have all bank holidays off.
Unless a large job comes in that pays lots of money (dreaming now)

I always take the wife and kids out over bank holiday weekends.
Work can wait.

Paul
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on April 07, 2006, 07:55:47 am: Quote from: david@St-Ives on April 06, 2006, 10:19:51 pm
I love bank holidays because i dont have that dilema "shall i ,shant i"
I can just take the day off with out feeling guilty or that i am missing something.
I just see it as it is not a working day , so no problems at all.
That pretty much sums up what I was going to say.
Having bank holidays off is having a weekday off and not feeling like it's cost you anything.

Only trouble with Easter is that it means two short weeks. :-\
To be honest I may do a couple of hours friday morning.
But then that's all I do any friday.... ;D

Rog.
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Post by: callum macleod on April 07, 2006, 08:03:05 am: i usually work fri and have the monday off ;D
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Post by: brett walker on April 07, 2006, 08:09:16 am: If its raining and all us window cleaners are off for the day dont we just love it to see others working ;D

so if we were all to go bank holiday monday to work why everone else was off for the day, lets be honest we'd be devastated :P

Brett
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Post by: S.A.J on April 07, 2006, 08:57:24 am: I'm working the friday but having the monday of cos i'm out on the lash sunday night ;D so will be in no fit state to work the monday
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Post by: P @ F on April 07, 2006, 10:50:20 am: Every day is a bank holiday for me , as some of you will know , i am the lazy window cleaner !

Maybe i will change my name to R & R ;D

Rich P&F
Title: Re: Bank Holiday Working?
Post by: Morph on April 10, 2006, 05:16:34 pm: Technically, Friday is not exactly a National holiday, it is a religious holiday, and by tradition I think the banks are closed.