bank holiday

[missjosnow]

I am a student midwife at Plymouth University. I am on placement and am required to work 37.5 hours a week. I understand that midwifery is a 24/7 job but am I entitled to a day off in lieu if working on a bank holiday?

[buildersmate]

This question was asked as recently as 4 days ago in this section. Did you check? Either go back to questions asked last Friday or look here.

http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/bankfaq.htm

[undercovers]

delete the <P> at the end of the address to get the link to work.

the answer in a nutshell though is look in your contract as there is not right to this it is an individual matter for each employer how they will manage an employees holiday time

[alijangra]

Student nurses arent in Scotland, Im afraid thats as much as I know.

[curiosity]

Nursing students in my Trust are not expected to work Bank Holidays, as they do not receive enhanced hours pay, as a regular staff member would. You should not be needed to work a shift, as all your shifts as a student should be in a supernumerary role. The only reason you should be working the Bank Holiday is if your learning Outcomes require you to experience something to fulfill them, that perhaps can only be learnt on a Bank Holiday/Sunday. Our Students usually opt to work at least one Sunday, Saturday & Nightshift to get the feel of it, but otherwise it's between the student & mentor and linked to learning needs, not like years ago when students done all the naff shifts. I think it's a lot better now. Check with your Practice Placement facilitator.

[alijangra]

Thats great curiosity, as a studnet nurse only 3.5 years ago I was made to do a 12 hour shift on both xmas and new years day. I was doing 'rostered service' at end of (last six months) my training and was not supernumerary. Apparently this was the ward sisters usual behaviour and she did it on purpose as she believed all students were lazy so-and-sos. I really hope this kind of abuse has been eradicated. Ps the School of Nursing knew about this and did nothing.