Tag Archive: bank holiday

Tap into the Jubilee spirit!

Posted 13th April 2022 at 6:27 am

Her Majesty the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee this year, with events planned across the country during the four-day Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. There is huge potential for businesses to tap into the feelgood factor brought about by the festivities, but you do need to take care not to look too opportunistic, or even fall foul of the law!   The movement of the May bank holiday to the end of the week, with the addition of the extra day is something that hopefully all businesses are by now aware of. Employers and employees... Read more

Six Things you need to know about Bank Holidays

Posted 14th June 2019 at 7:42 am

England and Wales have eight permanent bank holidays per year: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Late Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Bank holidays are slightly different in Scotland and Northern Ireland.   Employees do not have a statutory right to take bank holidays off work. Employees can be expected to work on bank holidays, can have these designated as part of their annual leave entitlement, as additional paid holiday over and above their holiday entitlement, or any other arrangement as dictated by their contract of employment.   Similarly, employees have... Read more