Hey everyone.
I recently started working a new job (thank you for the help in my last post!). I am salaried, and my work week is Tuesday through Saturday. In my contract, it says that I get national holidays paid off. However, the national holiday next Monday falls on a regular day off. Since it’s already a day off for me, do I get any type of benefit? I feel like since the holiday is on an already scheduled day off, I should be entitled to some type of holiday, but I’m not sure.
I asked my manager and he is going to look into it, but I’m curious if anyone has any advice or has been in a similar situation.
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As far as I’m aware, you’re just out of luck. I have some coworkers who have Sunday Monday off, and a lot of holidays fall on Monday. They don’t get another day off to compensate for it.
On the other hand, some bank holidays fall on a Saturday. Useless for me but good for you.
Short answer, no. Longer answer, still no
You should get a day off in lieu if that happens. Seems like a raw deal to not get a day off.
Even when I worked at a dodgy eikaiwa chain we got that.
Honestly, companies aren’t even obligated to give you public holidays as days off. It is by their good grace that you can actually take them off and get paid in full.
Edit: For anyone downvoting this piece of trivia, here’s a [source](https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/setting_up/section4/page5.html). See 4.5.1 (3).
If a bank holiday is on my regular days off, I always got a in lieu day off.