During April and May 2023 there are five bank holidays. If an employee goes off sick over one or more bank holidays, will they be entitled to compensatory holiday?
Published 23.02.2023
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, Monday 8 May 2023 has been designated a UK-wide bank holiday. Are your employees automatically entitled to an additional day’s paid
leave on this day?
Published 26.01.2023
According to Citizens Advice, thousands of workers are being denied their rights to statutory annual leave. It says this is often caused by misunderstandings over how the rules operate. So what are
the basics?
Published 05.05.2011
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, June 4 and 5 are bank holidays. Many employees have assumed they are automatically entitled to take both days off - but that’s not necessarily the case.
What’s the legal position?
Published 24.05.2012
Due to the way the bank holidays fall in 2018 and 2019, some employers will be in breach of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) if they don’t give their employees an additional day’s holiday.
What do you need to know?
Published 17.11.2017
If you’re confused about the status of bank holidays in relation to entitlement to time off, extra pay, or their effect on different types of employee, you’re not alone. What’s the legal situation
and what should you introduce?
Published 09.03.2006
In May 2023 there are three bank holidays which all fall on Mondays. If one of your employees who isn’t usually required to work a bank holiday does so, are they automatically entitled to
receive extra pay?
Published 25.04.2023
This year, to mark the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the late May Bank Holiday will move to Monday June 4. In addition, Tuesday June 5 is a “celebratory” bank holiday. But why should you
start planning for this now?
Published 10.04.2012