Workers will be given an extra, one-off bank holiday in 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, it has emerged.
The special bank holiday will be on Monday 4 June – the Queen’s official birthday – to mark her 60 years on the throne. The traditional late spring bank holiday will also be delayed until Tuesday 5 June to enable a four-day break, the Telegraph has reported.
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The plans are expected to be announced by business secretary Peter Mandelson early this year.
England and Wales have eight permanent bank holidays each year.
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