Asda has announced a kind gesture to all its store staff members just ahead of the coronation of King Charles this May.
The supermarket giant is offering all hourly paid staff members working on the Coronation bank holiday on Monday, May 8 the opportunity to request a paid day off. The initiative is part of the Big Help Out campaign, a national day of volunteering to commemorate the coronation.
Alternately, those who choose to remain at work during the coronation will receive double-time pay. Any Asda staff member looking to take the time off to take part in the campaign will still be paid and their holiday entitlement will remain unaffected.
