29th February should be a bank holiday

[Nigel]

It only happens every four years, so it's quite special.
Nobody asked for an extra day, so why should people be made to work on it?
People on a fixed salary are working an extra day in the year, effectively taking a pay cut.
People on an hourly wage get an extra day's pay, yes, but shouldn't they get the choice whether to work over their contracted hours? (As happens with regular bank holidays, depending on the organisation.)
Some people technically get to celebrate their birthday only every four years, so they should be allowed to make the most of it.

[Cullen]

Yeah I agree. I'm quite fortunate this year in that our company is having a 'business trip' (for tax purposes) to Barcelona for all employees. We leave on the 29th Feb, so no work that day!

[Nigel]

Well, that sounds good. What's the "purpose" of this "business trip"?

[Cullen]

To have a piss up I think.

[Cullen]

To follow on from this someone pointed out at the weekend that technically we get a quarter of a day free each of the three year between leap years, then have to pay them back every leap year.