ASDA is making a kind gesture to all supermarket staff ahead of the extra May Bank Holiday

Supermarket chain ASDA has made a major announcement ahead of the Bank Holiday on May 8 - and it has nothing to do with stores closing. To celebrate the King's Coronation on May 8, the supermarket chain has made a decision that will affect all of its store staff.

ASDA has announced that any hourly paid store colleagues scheduled to work on Bank Holiday Monday (8^th 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.

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