Soaring numbers work Christmas Day

Unforunately, we are now becoming a seven day nation with more people wanting shops open 24 hours, seven days a week. Fine if that is what people want they can have it, but they should not complain when they are expected to work similar rotas. At one time the objectors of Sunday working/opening was the Lords Day Observance Society who had premises in Fleet Street, the heart of the Britsih newspaper industry who have always worked Sundays and over Christmas and other public holidays.

people on the power stations all work on every holladay
24-7 365 days a year so you can watch your t v ect
so give them a merry christmas

During my time as an engineer officer in the Merchant Navy, forty years, I worked 7 days a week, christmas or not and not paid a penny overtime....even if I worked continuously. The longest I worked, including standing up eating my meals, was two and a half days and yet we still have people here who moan like hell and are prepared to go on strike if they don't get triple pay............the mind boggles.

Never been triple pay etc for us moaning farmers ,in fact our work load increases as our employees are all on holiday..Probably applies to other small buisnesses as well.

To all those who are working over Christmas and New Years, I would like to thank you for your commitment. and for giving your time so generously to help and save others. It is much appreciated. xxx

I am a carer I love my job , although I only gt £6.20 an hr and that's including petrol allowance,I will be working over xmas, it's lovely to see the elderly who are on there own

i used to be a nurse and i always worked night shifts xmas day and other celebrating days was like a normal day to me

I have worked Christmas day for many years, in the past.. it is just another day to me

To stjameslossie
In the past two years we have paid for siblings funerals. On the bill for each one the payment to the priest was £120. We prepared the readings etc. Please don't lie and say that you do not get remuneration.

It's just another day and life goes on as normal. We have been brainwashed by commercialism hence we have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. Mind you, if my children were young I wouldn't be happy to work but I am working every day over Christmas as a carer and it helps me to remember how lucky I am and hopefully bring some happiness to other people.