THOUSANDS of people in Huddersfield are looking forward to the royal wedding.
But many have been told they will have to work without extra pay on the big day.
Hundreds of health workers will have to work the public holiday without any extra pay.
When Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their wedding date, Prime Minister David Cameron said April 29 would be a bank holiday.
But the Department of Health is allowing each hospital and health trust to decide its own arrangements for time off and pay.
And NHS Kirklees have decided not to class the royal big day as a bank holiday – with staff told to work as if it is any normal Friday.
The decision has been branded as “mean” by UNISON.
A spokeswoman for NHS Kirklees said: “The royal wedding day is not classed as a bank holiday for NHS staff under nationally negotiated terms and conditions, and it is recognised that some staff may still be required to work.
“If any employee of NHS Kirklees works on this day, payment and conditions of service will be those which apply on a normal Friday, with a day off in lieu.
