[Healeys] Xmas closures in the UK

[Michael Oritt]

Peter--

Thanks and perhaps RaceTech is off till the 28th which is okay as I have
about 30 other wires throughout the car to sort out.
BTW I got that information/misinformation on google:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/8228481/Companies-forced-into-10-day-Christmas-shutdown.html

Best--Michael Oritt



On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 11:38 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> No Michael, there is no such movement. This is how the holidays work out
> this
> year, in other years it will differ:
>
> We have Bank Holidays - ie public holidays - Xmas and Boxing Day (26th)
> plus one
> on New Year's day*. However when a bank holiday falls at a weekend that
> day is
> carried into the following week. So that this year the Christmas Day BH was
> transferred to 26th. Boxing Day BH is then taken on 27th
>
> How the holidays are implemented after Christmas implemented is up to
> individual
> companies, but as a general rule bigger companies (supermarkets, big
> chains etc)
> can give time off in lieu and open on the Bank Holidays -  Christmas Day
> is the
> exception, shops aren't open - whereas for smaller companies for all sorts
> of
> reasons it may not be an option.
>
> Many smaller businesses closed on Friday night (23rd) and will stay closed
> until
> 28th. They will then will close again on the evening of the 30th and not
> re-open
> until Tuesday 3rd.  Some simply don't think it economically viable to
> re-open
> for a couple of days, for example because a lot of staff will take
> holidays to
> ensure a nice long break with their family and friends and the company
> will be
> under-manned.
>
> Because the situation is complex there are no hard and fast rules as to
> which
> days people will open, but the above is a broad indication. I have no idea
> about
> RaceTech specifically.
>
> It's a pain, but...
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
> * Originally Bank Holidays were literally that; days on which the banks
> were
> closed and people couldn't trade and all the world went quiet. "In period"
> not
> even a Healey would venture out - not certain to be able to replenish an
> empty
> tank outside major towns.
>
> On 27/12/2016 14:09, Michael Oritt wrote:
> > Question to UK subscribers:
> >
> > I have been trying to reach RaceTech, a UK manufacturer of tachs and
> other
> > instruments since last week with no luck.  I now see that there is some
> kind of
> > movement to have 10 day closures of small businesses in the UK around the
> > holidays.  Is this what I am encountering?
> >
> > Best--Michael Oritt
> >
> >
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> ===========================================================
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