Civil servants lose bid for more holidays

Civil servants have had their request for extra holidays to compensate them for the loss of “bank time” to cash their pay cheques rejected.

The Civil Service Arbitration Board (CSAB) has ruled that there is no basis for acceding to the request from a union representing low-paid civil servants as they had formally agreed to the abolition of the “bank time” allowance back in 2011.

The CSAB had been asked to adjudicate on a claim by the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) for a once-off award of 4.5 days’ holidays to compensate staff for the loss of the perk.