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Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 2:14pm
by BeautifulSunshine
Following on from the The Centre for Economics and Business Research recent research bank holidays cost the UK economy £19bn. Should we scrap bank holidays?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17654781
Re: Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 3:51pm
by Kalpesh
no way! ive had a lovely 4 days off work!! consumers still spend money over the bank holiday weekends though..
Re: Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 4:02pm
by expressman33
scrap bank holidays (inc Xmas), work overtime every day and weekends for no extra pay.Retire at 100 with no pension.
A glimpse of the future 
Re: Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 6:38pm
by Luke_PieStalker
We already get one of the least amount of bank holidays in Europe as it is. Im not fond of Europe by any means, but instead of them telling us how straight bananas can be and stopping us deporting terrorists, i would glady take their holiday allowance in the name of European harmony.
Re: Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 9:34pm
by xxxraichxxx
We work more than 1/2 our life for buttons
we need MORE bank holidays!
Re: Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 9:52pm
by Sarah
underdog wrote:bank holidays cost the UK economy £19bn. Should we scrap bank holidays?
But... weekends cost a lot more!
Obviously, we shouldn't scrap them. The suggestion is absurd. Working people need breaks - we're not machines!
Re: Should we scrap bank holidays?
Posted: Mon Apr 09 2012 10:32pm
by annfen
they don't make any differenece once you're retired - something to look forward to