These are the public holidays observed in the countries of the United Kingdom.[1] Workers in the United Kingdom are not automatically entitled to time off on a public holiday. Time off can be provided for in an employment agreement or by expending annual leave.[2]
British people tend to call their public holidays bank holidays. When an anniversary day that is usually a bank holiday falls on a weekend, the date of the bank holiday is postponed and declared for a following weekday. This new date is termed a 'bank holiday in lieu' of the actual anniversary day. In this way, public holidays are not 'lost' on years when they coincide with weekends (which will already be a day off for many people).
Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the patron saints' days in England, Scotland and Wales (Northern Ireland already has St Patrick's Day as a holiday). An online petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St. David's Day; the Scottish Parliament has introduced a bill for a public holiday on St. Andrew's Day; campaigners in England are calling for a bank holiday on St. George's Day.
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United Kingdom
England and Wales
1 January - New Year's Day
Variable - Good Friday
Variable - Easter Monday
First Monday in May - May Day Bank Holiday
Last Monday in May - Spring Bank Holiday
Last Monday in August - Summer Bank Holiday
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day
Total: 8
Northern Ireland
1 January - New Year's Day
17 March - St Patrick's Day (this was not an officially recognised public holiday in Northern Ireland until the peace process went into place then became a hoilday
Variable - Good Friday
Variable - Easter Monday
First Monday in May - May Day Bank Holiday
Last Monday in May - Spring Bank Holiday
12 July - Bank Holiday in Lieu of Battle of the Boyne - 12th of July
Last Monday in August - Summer Bank Holiday
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day
Total: 10
Scotland
1 January - New Year's Day
2 January - 2 January
First Monday in May - May Day Bank Holiday
30 November - St. Andrew's Day
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day / St. Stephen's Day
PLUS 3 or 4 Addition holiday Mondays, deiced by the local 32 council. Banks do still close on Good Friday, Easter Monday, Last Monday in May and Summer bank Holiday
Total: 9
See also
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References
External links
- Eternal calendar containing the public holidays and special days of most english speaking countries
- St. George Unofficial Bank Holiday
- Schedule of bank holidays for the UK (except Scotland)
- Schedule of Bank Holidays for Scotland, Scottish Executive
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