Jobs in retail trade counters like those advertised on Selco Jobs typically include weekend and bank holiday working. Find out before you accept an offer of a job just how often you will be expected to work on weekends and bank holidays.
Weekend Rotas in Trade Counters
Many branch rotas include regular Saturday shifts as Saturdays are a very busy trading day for builders merchants. Some branches also trade on Sundays but this would be detailed within your contract hours. Are weekend working hours within your contract as regular or voluntary hours?
Bank Holiday Pay
As it is outside of the Employers’ Statutory Rights, bank holidays are generally paid as laid out within your contract. We detail all of the UK’s bank holidays within the information listed above, enabling you to clearly see which days will be classed as bank holidays and attract any additional payment within your contract.
How Bank Holidays Are Allocated
Trade counter hours often include bank holidays spread throughout the team via the rota. Ask your interviewee how they manage the extra hours on days such as Christmas, New Year’s, Good Friday and Easter Monday when demand peaks.
Questions Worth Asking Before You Accept
These unsocial-hours premiums are often forgotten by job seekers. A few direct questions at the interview will tell you far more than any job advert about how weekends and bank holidays are managed day to day. Ask the branch manager whether there is a Sunday or bank holiday pay uplift and how you would treat bank holiday falling on your contracted day off.
Where to Find Current Roles
Listed by location and by job type.
A useful reference for Selco Jobs is https://bmcareers.com/employer/selco-builders-warehouse/.
You will find out more about unsocial hours at an interview than is stated in a job ad. Asking a few direct questions will reveal how weekends and bank holidays are managed on a day to day basis.