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Having a fixed day off allows people to plan leisure activities with friends and family as it was guaranteed they too would also have the day off.
by nikau 4y ago
Having a fixed day off allows people to plan leisure activities with friends and family as it was guaranteed they too would also have the day off.
- nulbyte 4y agoI don't think that answers the question. Suppose I want to go to the movies on my day off. I can't, precisely because everyone else is off, too.
- nikau 4y agoyes - so in the past there were penalty rates like double time to compensate for that.
- em-bee 4y agoentertainment venues, museums, restaurants, etc are usually getting an exception here. public transport and emergency services too. can't shut the country down. i am actually curious how they do that in israel where the jewish law not to work on sabbath is taken much more seriously.
- Ekaros 4y agoAnd why should they? Why should not those workers get same rights? Are they somehow lesser? Just give them also mandatory time off on same day. And then they like others can take some other time free to go to those places.
- em-bee 4y agowell, i don't know about the specific rules for work on sunday in these places, but generally, when you accept a job there you know in advance that there will be work on sundays, so if you don't want that, don't take that kind of job.
- Ekaros 4y agoSo, should this be extended to all workers? And all places that people might spend leisure time? Let's say restaurants and bars, cinemas, public swimming pools, markets, amusement parks. As those people should have same exact rights to spend leisure time with their families and friends.
- nikau 4y agoIndeed, so at least in Australia they have penalty rates where you can get up to 2.5x normal pay rate for working on a public holiday for example.