Christmas | 18% of UK staff don't get paid extra for working Christmas Day

Whilst for many Christmas is a time of rest, festivities and endless amounts of turkey, for 1 million people in the UK it’s just another work day.

Yet are employers paying their Christmas workforce enough? A new report from RIFT has revealed the financial cuts by employees when rewarding their staff for working Christmas Day.

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The report, which was commissioned by the tax refund specialists and surveyed 2,000 UK employees, revealed that 18% of employees will only get paid normal rate without any added pay benefits.

Among those who do enjoy extra benefits, 8% will receive time and a quarter, 20% will get time and a half, 35% will get double pay and 10% will receive triple pay for working on the 25th December.