Christmas Holiday

[237SJ]

I keep hearing on the radio that office based staff have a 17 day holiday over Christmas this year. Has anyone here got 17 days off?

[-SharonA-]

The most I got when I was working was 6 days not including the bank holidays.

[marval]

I am retired now, but on Monday I have to report for jury service. So not sure what I will be doing.

[jno]

I suppose if you're in one of those places that close right down over Xmas/New Year you'd be off from the 24th to the 8th inclusive, which is 16 days, but then the same is true of any two weeks.

[237SJ]

I`d be as bored as hell if I had 17 days off over Christmas.

[237SJ]

On that note, I`m off to bed as duty calls in the morning. Night night

[ducksie]

Most offices in Ireland are closing 23rd and back Tues Jan 3rd, it's a short Christmas this year.

[naomi24]

I don't know any office workers who have a long break over Christmas.

[tonyav]

Dunno about office workers but I ( factory shop floor ) break up 21st Dec and return back to work 3rd of Jan, I suppose the office workers where I work will have the same.

[Prudie]

I do and so do many of my colleagues but we are all taking it from our own leave except the holiday days

[douglas9401]

Well as long as everybody works extra hard when they get back in January it'll be alright, I'm sure.

[Caran]

I get 365 days off.

[Baldric]

How do you cope with a Leap Year?

[Caran]

Have an extra day in bed!

[Sam1960]

I've taken a two week holiday, finished an hour and a half ago. Now looking forward to a sixteen day break

[pastafreak]

We never close...so 16 days off is just a dream.

[SIRandyraven]

I used to get 2 weeks off during Christmas break.
We got public holidays plus 3 company days and used to take a couple of days leave.
This year I finished working at end of September and will be taking a few years off and then retiring lol

[maggiebee]

When I worked with Tayside Regional Council the Community Centres closed on Christmas Eve and opened again on the 6th of January. Local Government reorganisation changed all that - no bad thing either!

[Cloverjo]

Including bank holidays and unofficial holidays like New Years Day, which isn't actually a bank holiday, but people might not to expect people to turn up for work then, you could arrange your days off from your holiday allowance so you could get a full 17 days.

[fraser]

Christmas day and boxing day off but as I work in retail I don't mind keep me out of the pub!!!

[Jackdaw33]

New Year's Day IS a bank holiday, although it didn't used to be in England until the 70s.