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Worked Christmas Day

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  • 03-01-2014 3:17am
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    Gaynorstephen
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi there,
    I worked on Christmas Day. I only received a single rate of pay, but the guy I worked with got triple pay. My contract is different to his, stating that I only get single pay for working public/bank holidays, and that I'll get extra leave in compensations (rarely happens apparently). He's been with the company for a good few years so the contracts have changed god knows how many times. My question is, is legal to pay two people different rates for working the same job? Doesn't seen very fair that he got three times the amount of money I got for doing the exact same thing!!
    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


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    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    Have you worked 40 hours in the past 5 weeks ?


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    Gaynorstephen
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Gaynorstephen


    The 4 weeks previous I had worked, 39hrs, 37hrs, 42.5hrs and 41hrs


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    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/public_holidays_in_ireland.html

    Sorry I can't be of much more help. If you do not get this resolved you should seek advice from an employment solicitor, hopefully it doesn't come to that.


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    Gaynorstephen
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Gaynorstephen


    Thanks for the help, ill pop into the local CIC office the next chance I get.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,967 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Gaynorstephen wrote: »
    My question is, is legal to pay two people different rates for working the same job? Doesn't seen very fair that he got three times the amount of money I got for doing the exact same thing!!
    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

    We cannot give legal advice here ...

    But yes, it is. Happens all the time. As you said, he's on an old contract, you're on a newer one with less favourable terms - but which you agreed to when you accepted the job.

    What would be illegal is to change the other guys contract without his agreement.

    Yes it sucks. But that's life. Your choices are to either re-negotiate your contract, or get another job.

    But yes, as per the link you were given, if you worked a bank holiday and have worked for X hours in the previous Y weeks, then you are entitled to a days paid leave in lieu. Make sure you take it.


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    Sunny Dayz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    OP - if you don't think that you will get the additional day's paid leave, you can take an additional day's pay instead. So effectively you get double time for working that day. Might sound a bit better in your head too.


    See NERA website.
    http://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/What_You_Should_Know/Working_Hours_Leave_and_Public_Holidays/


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