Cut to public holidays

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Just announced on the Beeb - 
Portugal has taken austerity measures to a new level with
the decision to scrap four of its 14 public holidays.

 The four days affected are All Saints Day on 1 November;
Corpus Christi, which falls 60 days after Easter; 5 October, which commemorates
the formation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910; and 1 December, which marks
Portuguese independence from Spanish rule in 1640.

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ant1969 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25/May/2010 Location: leicester Status: Offline Points: 508	Post Options Post Reply Quote ant1969 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Cut to public holidays Posted: 09/May/2012 at 13:24
	Just announced on the Beeb - Portugal has taken austerity measures to a new level with the decision to scrap four of its 14 public holidays. The four days affected are All Saints Day on 1 November; Corpus Christi, which falls 60 days after Easter; 5 October, which commemorates the formation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910; and 1 December, which marks Portuguese independence from Spanish rule in 1640.
	com amor e cumprimentos Donna x

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mblingane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13/February/2011 Location: Essex Status: Offline Points: 90	Post Options Post Reply Quote mblingane Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09/May/2012 at 20:13
	Still more public holidays than the uk though!

J2me Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18/January/2007 Status: Offline Points: 1134	Post Options Post Reply Quote J2me Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/May/2012 at 00:11
	Working on that term 'competitiveness' (spelling) that the Troika are so stuck on at the moment.

peteknopp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 20/December/2006 Status: Offline Points: 2307	Post Options Post Reply Quote peteknopp Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/May/2012 at 08:20
	Lets hope the smaller shops who moan about the superstores can now stagger the staff lunchtimes and stay open rather than close for 2-3 hours. It'd help their trade.


cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 8528	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/May/2012 at 09:31
	This takes effect from 2013 for at least five years. And one thing to note is that if a public holiday falls on a weekend, there is no 'day off in lieu' as in the UK. Biut of course the only people who get these holidays are those who work in the public sector plus offices, banks and much of the public transport. Those who need it most ie the low paid staff in the big supermarkets, are forced now to work on public holidays.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve

carolenclive Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06/May/2009 Status: Offline Points: 233	Post Options Post Reply Quote carolenclive Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/May/2012 at 11:45
	It is the same here in the UK most private companies have it written in to contracts that employees must work some bank holidays and not with any extra pay or day in lieu.There is also pressure to cut them.
	caz

animallover Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03/September/2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 86	Post Options Post Reply Quote animallover Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/May/2012 at 13:42
	Hi all Although I got the day off last year for Wills and Kate's wedding, we're not getting the Queens Diamond Jubilee.