Did Cameron plan for the UK to shut down for April?

[internetspaceships]

Just throwing an idea around here as I'm sure it wasn't planned by government.

Bearing in mind that we have both Easter and a Royal wedding in April, who planned the wedding so half the country could take three days off and effectively turn April into a 2 week month?

Seems a very silly thing to do to a country that's struggling to get out of a recession. I'm not sure how everyone else is affected however we've got orders being backed off into May, and lots of them!

 

[kulture]

At least he ordered the good weather. Strangely it has arrived early!

 

[directmarketingadvice]

Bearing in mind that we have both Easter and a Royal wedding in April, who planned the wedding so half the country could take three days off and effectively turn April into a 2 week month?

Firstly, I think it was the Royal Family who planned the wedding.

Secondly, how does having one extra day's holiday - turning a month with 19 working days into one with 18 - mean it's a "2 week month"?

Surely it's a "3 and a half week" month"?

Steve

 

[internetspaceships]

Firstly, I think it was the Royal Family who planned the wedding.

Secondly, how does having one extra day's holiday - turning a month with 19 working days into one with 18 - mean it's a "2 week month"?

Surely it's a "3 and a half week" month"?

Steve

Not really. People are taking the Tues/Wed/Thurs off in the middle

 

[JohnLocke1]

Basically the Government decided it would be nice if THEY gave everyone the day off at the employers expense. Fantastic support for the small business.

 

[unet]

Its one of the better ideas he has come up with. we are skint country so the best thing to do is to take more time off.

 

[Esk247]

It's absolutely great. More time off work, less productivity!

Twin this with the reduction in a lot of public transport starting from today (in Yorkshire) and good ol' Cammy has done us all proud.

Hasn't anyone done a survey yet on how many people are actually bothered about the Royal Wedding? or indeed, who actually knows that we have a Royal Family? i bet 50% don't have a clue...Prince Charles..who's dat init bruv!

 

[papverpoppies]

You can't please everyone, so it would seem.

We are all going to enjoy the day (sorry grumpy folks) we are piling round to my friends to watch on the big screen) wine, crisps, more wine, snacks, more wine to wash down the food.........go on enjoy it - you know you want to

If, not the wedding - just enjoy the day.

POPS XX

 

[internetspaceships]

Lol I'm happy to enjoy the day, I'm just not happy with being tens of thousands of turnover down already this month because people won't be placing orders till May.

Cash flow is king as we'd all agree, and this is going to seriously strap a lot of companies.

 

[papverpoppies]

It's absolutely great. More time off work, less productivity!

Twin this with the reduction in a lot of public transport starting from today (in Yorkshire) and good ol' Cammy has done us all proud.

Hasn't anyone done a survey yet on how many people are actually bothered about the Royal Wedding? or indeed, who actually knows that we have a Royal Family? i bet 50% don't have a clue...Prince Charles..who's dat init bruv!

Esk, do you ever look at life from the 'glass half full' angle.
You do not seem a happy bunny; you have got to try and make the best/most of what you have - complaining is not a productive occupation

POPS XX

 

[BizGurl]

You can't please everyone, so it would seem.

We are all going to enjoy the day (sorry grumpy folks) we are piling round to my friends to watch on the big screen) wine, crisps, more wine, snacks, more wine to wash down the food.........go on enjoy it - you know you want to

If, not the wedding - just enjoy the day.

POPS XX

I'm getting a DVD collection together to avoid it. OMGoooooooosssshh, it's going to be literally EVERY single channel ALL DAAAAAY!

 

[Esk247]

Esk, do you ever look at life from the 'glass half full' angle.
You do not seem a happy bunny; you have got to try and make the best/most of what you have - complaining is not a productive occupation

POPS XX

ahh but i don't get paid to complain..i come on here to moan because i enjoy reading the comments like yours << see i even let out a smile!

now back to some Council bashing...

 

[Esk247]

You can't please everyone, so it would seem.

We are all going to enjoy the day (sorry grumpy folks) we are piling round to my friends to watch on the big screen) wine, crisps, more wine, snacks, more wine to wash down the food.........go on enjoy it - you know you want to

If, not the wedding - just enjoy the day.

POPS XX

please god no.....communal get togethers...horrid..absolutely horrid!

 

[JohnLocke1]

Esk, do you ever look at life from the 'glass half full' angle.
You do not seem a happy bunny; you have got to try and make the best/most of what you have - complaining is not a productive occupation

POPS XX

Just as well someone complained when Hitler thought it would be nice if a supreme race ran the world, or would it have been better to go for the "half full" approach and embrace the opportunity to speak German

It's not always easy to be happy with situations that are enforced upon you.

 

[papverpoppies]

I'm getting a DVD collection together to avoid it. OMGoooooooosssshh, it's going to be literally EVERY single channel ALL DAAAAAY!

After a couple of glasses of wine (does not take much)!! then I could be watching Mr Darcy popping out of the water and proposing to Princess Di,

Want to see the dress, and what else the big wigs are wearing, love the fashion stuff.

Pops xx

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Economic down turn ,Money more money ,work ,work.
If thats all you concern yourself with then your parents probably wasted their time bring you into the world anyway

For those of you slightly less informed and mostly you Londoners The bank holidays bring a lot of trade to the leisure industry. Many countryside based businesses are hoping for a bumper year this. Many of our coastal traders are expecting a big year too.
Just because your SEO provider might be disapearing for long time somebody else outside of the M25 is taking his money !!

 

[papverpoppies]

Just as well someone complained when Hitler thought it would be nice if a supreme race ran the world, or would it have been better to go for the "half full" approach and embrace the opportunity to speak German

It's not always easy to be happy with situations that are enforced upon you.

You can still go and sit in your office or shop for the day, if you feel that strongly.

Life is full of situations that you have no choice over, get on with life and stop moaning.

Pops xx

 

[papverpoppies]

please god no.....communal get togethers...horrid..absolutely horrid!

Its called having fun......try it

Whenever you post Esk I seem to hear Victor Meldrew, is he any relation to you?

Pops xx

 

[JohnLocke1]

You can still go and sit in your office or shop for the day, if you feel that strongly.

Life is full of situations that you have no choice over, get on with life and stop moaning.

Pops xx

I'm presuming your not paying a dozen staff a days wages to sit about drinking that wine and getting merry, whilst at the same time loosing a days productivity

Pretty sure I pay my staff enough holiday pay and Bank Holidays (not to mention the sickies) already without having the Government enforce another one on me.

 

[directmarketingadvice]

I'm getting a DVD collection together to avoid it. OMGoooooooosssshh, it's going to be literally EVERY single channel ALL DAAAAAY!

Even Eurosport? That's a bit much...

Steve

 

[vvaannmmaann]

I'll be in New York,so I don't care.

 

[RedEvo]

Is there a wedding?

 

[papverpoppies]

I'm presuming your not paying a dozen staff a days wages to sit about drinking that wine and getting merry, whilst at the same time loosing a days productivity

Pretty sure I pay my staff enough holiday pay and Bank Holidays (not to mention the sickies) already without having the Government enforce another one on me.

No, I am not getting any pay, nor the next day or the day after that, unless I sell something or write my best seller.

Tough at the top ain't it, bet it is a whole lot worse lower down.

I do know what you are saying, but the deed is done, so what point moaning.

POPS XX

 

[RadiusBPO]

Economic down turn ,Money more money ,work ,work.
If thats all you concern yourself with then your parents probably wasted their time bring you into the world anyway

For those of you slightly less informed and mostly you Londoners The bank holidays bring a lot of trade to the leisure industry. Many countryside based businesses are hoping for a bumper year this. Many of our coastal traders are expecting a big year too.
Just because your SEO provider might be disapearing for long time somebody else outside of the M25 is taking his money !!

Exactly, expecting down here in Paignton will be very busy. But at least it's going to be full of people spending money for a change and not OAPs on coaching holidays or The Sun £5 caravan holidays

 

[Julies bookkeeping]

Exactly, expecting down here in Paignton will be very busy. But at least it's going to be full of people spending money for a change and not OAPs on coaching holidays or The Sun £5 caravan holidays

Crawling along the seafront at a snails pace, behind a holidaymaker looking at the sea and driving at the same time, oh watch out for the cyclists, to late lol.

Cafes, bars etc doubling prices this week for us locals as well.

Council out in force to give you a ticket.

At least we do have a positive in the all weekend parking for a £1 in council run car parks.

 

[the_agx]

internetspaceships, your employees are slugging their guts out doing something they'd probably not do (as much) if they were wealthy - and doing it for like 48 weeks a year til they die, basically.

And so one extra day for them to be autonomous, self-determining, (they could wake up 9am and eat lunch at 3pm!) and be able to relax is such a bad thing?

They are entitled to holidays. They're not slaves. It is not a 2 week month - take away the Royal wedding - there is still those 3 days in the middle anyway. What do you want them to do? Ban or space out Easter??? You just seem bitter that you won't get any of your slaves to toil for a whopping 11 days out of their lives!

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

internetspaceships, your employees are slugging their guts out doing something they'd probably not do (as much) if they were wealthy - and doing it for like 48 weeks a year til they die, basically.

And so one extra day for them to be autonomous, self-determining, (they could wake up 9am and eat lunch at 3pm!) and be able to relax is such a bad thing?

They are entitled to holidays. They're not slaves. It is not a 2 week month - take away the Royal wedding - there is still those 3 days in the middle anyway. What do you want them to do? Ban or space out Easter??? You just seem bitter that you won't get any of your slaves to toil for a whopping 11 days out of their lives!

Without his business his slaves would not be able to buy their houses or cars ect..ect
If he is that bad to work for then they must bloody stupid to work for him !!
Nobody is forcing his slaves to stay there .There is no barbed wire !!

 

[the_agx]

Without his business his slaves would not be able to buy their houses or cars ect..ect
If he is that bad to work for then they must bloody stupid to work for him !!
Nobody is forcing his slaves to stay there .There is no barbed wire !!

OK, true, but surely this is some middle ground between working 365 a year and resorting to unemployment.

It's a one-off wedding for goodness sakes.

And really, these Bank Hols are the same - in quantity - every year, it's just the timing has seemingly changed. I know that makes it appear as if the country is shutting down, but the only other alternative for the op, would be for Cameron to move Easter Friday to late may, and Easter Monday to, I dunno, July. OK, I'm being sarky, but you get my point.

 

[Employment Law Clinic]

OK, true, but surely this is some middle ground between working 365 a year and resorting to unemployment.

It's a one-off wedding for goodness sakes.

And really, these Bank Hols are the same - in quantity - every year, it's just the timing has seemingly changed.

There is middle ground. Initially it was 20 days leave a year, plus at least one day off every week - ensuring nowhere close to working 365 days a year. Now it's 28 days a year. Why should this "middle" ground move any further?

And while you suggest the wedding is a one-off (although this wasn't the case for the father), there is an extra bank holiday next year too. Another one-off?

That was "extra" bank holiday, as these bank holidays are not the same in quantity every year. Last year there were 8*. This year there will be 9*. Next year there will be 9*.


*England & Wales - Scotland & Northern Ireland have more.


Karl Limpert

 

[internetspaceships]

internetspaceships, your employees are slugging their guts out doing something they'd probably not do (as much) if they were wealthy - and doing it for like 48 weeks a year til they die, basically.

And so one extra day for them to be autonomous, self-determining, (they could wake up 9am and eat lunch at 3pm!) and be able to relax is such a bad thing?

They are entitled to holidays. They're not slaves. It is not a 2 week month - take away the Royal wedding - there is still those 3 days in the middle anyway. What do you want them to do? Ban or space out Easter??? You just seem bitter that you won't get any of your slaves to toil for a whopping 11 days out of their lives!

Well done for missing my point completely! It's not my staff wages I'm actually interested in because they are covered. Yes, it's a tad annoying that we get so say in the matter as employers but isn't that the way of the country now?

My gripe is with the knock on effect of the weeding and its timing. To re-iterate it, staff all over the UK are taking next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday off because they've done the maths and worked out that they get a massive long holiday just for those three days off.

The effect on the economy has been that a lot of organisations are writing off the whole part of the month from Thursday this week, so purchasing decisions are not being dealt with until May, and a lot of people are already in holiday mode now, and not making any form of business decisions which is precisely the area that 99% of us business owners on here rely upon.

There you go does that help to clarify that I'm not banging on the door of my poor undertrodden workers?

Thanks Karl and Co.

 

[gordano]

Not sure what all the fuss is about. Firsty the Royal Wedding will actually help the UK economy, a projected 750million will watch the ceremony, there will be tourist revenues, etc.

Then there is the feel good factor, if people feel good they spend more; right now there is a lot of net personal debt reduction, whilst good to do if it happens too fast it kills growth.

As for customer orders, yes some businesses will see less in April, but equally many will see corresponding increases later.

There is still much to be positive about

 

[JohnLocke1]

Interestingly, and this isn't a criticism but an observation, I think you can tell from the posts here those who employ, those who are self-employed with no staff and then those that are employed.

And never the twain shall meet!

 

[internetspaceships]

Interestingly, and this isn't a criticism but an observation, I think you can tell from the posts here those who employ, those who are self-employed with no staff and then those that are employed.

And never the twain shall meet!

Spot on!! I was thinking the same thing myself and then I read your post and chuckled loudly!

 

[HFE Signs]

Perhaps the goverment will give us a free tax year, that would be a good way to celebrate the royal wedding too

 

[wevet]

Interestingly, and this isn't a criticism but an observation, I think you can tell from the posts here those who employ, those who are self-employed with no staff and then those that are employed.

And never the twain shall meet!

Yes, you can tell which of the contributors have the responsibility of employing staff. Those are the people who do more in their contribution to society than any one man band no matter how much tax that one man band might pay in tax.

Unfortunately, government and much of society overlook the role of employers who are often denigrated as being exploiters of their fellow man, burdened by onerous regulation and are cast into the role of social worker cum tax collector. This attitude is exemplified in a number of postings on this thread.

In a very holiday cluttered month like May I come down wholeheartedly on the side of those who think that inserting yet another holiday unneccessarily extravagant.

I am fortunate enough to be an ex-employer to I consider myself neutral in this.

 

[ThePublisher]

As soon as I saw the news that the wedding was in April, I knew it would be a write-off. It's been as bad as December trying to get meaningful decisions out of people, and the phone has gone seriously quiet, mainly because of kids being off school and parents off looking after them. I went to print early because of the short weeks to allow my printer to turn my magazines around ready for delivery back to me next Tuesday.

The upside has been that the noisy family who live in the next street appear to have gone on holiday, so I can sit out in the garden, listening to the birds twittering and enjoying the sun when I should be catching up on my admin.