FAQs

All items: Bank holidays

What is an employee's holiday entitlement if an extra bank holiday is granted one year?
If an employee's contractual holiday entitlement is a number of days "plus eight bank holidays" are they entitled to an extra bank holiday that is granted one year?
If an employee is on sickness absence during a bank holiday, are they entitled to be paid or to receive time off in lieu?
Are employers required to provide pay or time off in lieu of bank holidays that coincide with a period of shared parental leave?
Can employees be required to work on bank holidays?
Is an employee who is required to work on bank holidays entitled to extra pay?
If an employer provides for pro rata bank holiday entitlement for part-time employees, how should it calculate this?
Can Christian employees refuse to work on the bank holidays that are aligned to a Christian festival such as Easter?
Should employees who practise religions other than Christianity be given additional time off in lieu where a bank holiday is aligned to a Christian festival such as Easter?
If a part-time or shift-working employee is not scheduled to work on a bank holiday, are they entitled to an additional day's holiday?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on bank holidays.