Asda to offer a paid day off for King’s coronation

Asda has recently announced that any hourly paid store workers scheduled to work on bank holiday Monday (8 May), will be able to request a paid day off to participate in the ‘Big Help Out’, a national day of volunteering to mark His Majesty The King’s Coronation.

For the Big Help Out over 380 Asda Community Champions across the UK will spend a day volunteering by arranging litter picks in places such as parks, community centres, beaches and canals.

Asda employees who want to take part in the Big Help Out will be able to request a day off while still being paid and their holiday entitlement will not be affected. Those who choose to work on Monday 8th May will instead receive double time.

In addition, Asda will also fund 10 Coronation-inspired community projects across the country.

Asda chief people and corporate affairs officer, Hayley Tatum, said: “We’re proud to mark the Coronation of King Charles III by supporting the ‘Big Help Out’ and enabling our colleagues to come together, celebrate and give back to their local communities. 

“We understand that this is an incredibly important event for many of our colleagues, and they want to get involved, which is why we’re offering them the opportunity to take a day off to support their local area, without needing to use their holiday entitlement.”

She added: “We are also saying thank you to those colleagues who do choose to work on Monday 8thMay by offering them a double time payment as a thank you for their continued efforts to serve our customers over the Bank Holiday weekend.”