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Bank holidays

In the UK, bank holidays or public holidays are days that the majority of people have off work and that is generally observed as a holiday. There is no statutory entitlement to leave or paid leave on public holidays. This means that employees’ entitlement to paid time off for bank holidays depends on the wording of contracts of employment.

Some employers will require employees to take bank holidays as part of their annual leave, while others will give employees time off on bank holidays in addition to their annual leave entitlement. Difficult areas for employers include how to treat extra bank holidays (for example, for some royal events) and bank holidays for part-time workers.


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    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2022

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    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2021

    European countries have double the number of public holidays of England and Wales, says union body.

    • Absence
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    by Jo Faragher 7 Jul 2021

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    by Brightmine 1 Jun 2021

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    How should employers deal with the holiday conundrum?

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2021

    With millions rolling over annual leave in the hope of holiday later in the year are firms storing up problems for themselves, particularly as burnout takes its toll?

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    by Jo Faragher 24 Sep 2020

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    by Rob Moss 20 May 2020
    by Rob Moss 20 May 2020

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    by Adam McCulloch 14 May 2020

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