HypnicJerk Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 At my workplace when we work a public holiday we can now elect to be paid overtime at double-time-and-a-half or be paid time-and-a-half plus one extra day off that gets added onto our payslip.I'm on the fence about which to elect. Got any arguments either way?Work is not busy. I'm about to take leave but I'll still have a few days left over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou-bags Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I'd take the extra money, personally. I find my annual leave is plenty, and would feel an extra day would likely be wasted - taken just for the sake of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie28 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 If you’ve got a fair bit of annual leave up your sleeve take the money, otherwise TIL. Would also depend on how easy it is to take TIL. It’s great that you’re being offered the option, it would be a handy way to store up a bit of annual leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Pie Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 if you have leave as you say left over after some time off, then take the pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hills Mum Bec Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 For me I would choose the extra day but I use up every bit of my annual leave every year and wish I had more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB530 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Take the leave Do something funGo somewhere newCatch up with a friend or family member you haven’t seen for a whileOr just have a day to relax and do absolutely nothingLife is short, time is worth more than money to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrankyM Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 How easy is it to take the day off? I’ve given up on putting in for TIL as it never gets used (and I have decent leave). That is unless something is coming up that I’d use leave for. Like appointments or other things. It’s not easy for me to take time off due to staffing though. So I’d just go for the extra money and buy myself something nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Type Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Til for me. We receive some carers allowance which is means tested and we are close to the limit. Do something to consider if applicable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnicJerk Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hmmm, my contract will probably end at the end of the year (was supposed to be mid-year but apparently being extended). Getting leave isn't a problem, we are quiet at the moment and are being encouraged to take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie3Girls Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 What happens to your til is you don’t take it? My daughter accrues time in lieu, it given how short staffed they are (childcare centre) it’s really hard to take it. But I believe if you haven’t used it within 3 months, it is paid out anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryanneK Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 That's a nice set of options!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaitForMe Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 yeah nice to have the choice.I'd go TIL, because I actually buy 2 extra weeks leave a year to take me up to 6 weeks. It means I can take a week off every school holidays as well as 3 weeks over Christmas when childcare is shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroness Bubbles Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 My current job where we close for only 4 leave days over Christmas(plus 4 public holiday)? The payMy old job where we closed for 3 weeks over Christmas? The TIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Id take the TIL, especially when no one else is at home. If we dont use our TIL within 3 months, we lose it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamtheMumma Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I'd take the money. I no longer put in got TIL because I had so many hours clocked up but it magically disappeared one day and I lost almost a hundred hours. It wasn't an official record apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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