If I am required to do duty on a public holiday?
If you are required, with less than 8 days notice, to do duty on a public holiday [1] you are entitled to a minimum of 4 hours overtime [2] plus one hours travelling time [3]. If you work beyond 4 hours, you are entitled to claim, as overtime, the number of hours actually worked. You continue to be entitled to claim travelling time if you work less than 6 hours. After 6 hours work, no travelling time is payable [4]. In the circumstances detailed above, you are also entitled to an additional day in lieu of that public holiday. The day in lieu should be treated as a public holiday [5] and recorded as such on the duty roster.
If you are required, with more than 8 days notice, to do duty on a public holiday the only difference is that you are not entitled to an additional public holiday in lieu.
[1] Regulation 26 Police (Scotland) Regs 2004 Annex H (1)(d)(i)
[2] Regulation 26 Police (Scotland) Regs 2004 Annex H (3)(h)
[3] Regulation 26 Police (Scotland) Regs 2004 Annex H (3)(i)
[4] Regulation 26 Police (Scotland) Regs 2004 Annex H (3)(i)(i)
[5] Regulation 26 Police (Scotland) Regs 2004 Annex H (1)(d)(i)(2)
