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
In 2022 the last May bank holiday has been moved to Thursday 2 June and there’s a one-off additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June. If a part timer doesn’t usually work on Fridays, must you
give them time off in lieu?
Published 13.01.2022
In 2020 the first May bank holiday has been moved to Friday 8 May. This is a one-off change. If a part-time employee doesn’t usually work on Fridays, must you give them a day’s holiday in lieu of
this bank holiday?
Published 29.01.2020
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
Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June 2022 are both bank holidays, with the latter being an additional one this year. If an employee calls in sick on either of these days, are they entitled to compensatory
holiday or not?
Published 12.05.2022
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
The government has declared that Friday, April 29 2011 - the day of the Royal Wedding - will be a bank holiday. Are your staff automatically entitled to this particular day off and what is the
statutory position on pay?
Published 16.12.2010
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
To celebrate the King’s coronation, there will be a UK-wide additional bank holiday on Monday 8 May 2023. This is likely to be a peak time for competing holiday requests. How can you
handle these?
Published 17.11.2022
The Spring bank holidays created a few issues for your part-timers who don’t work Mondays. Following a new case, are they entitled to pro-rata holiday leave?
Published 29.06.2006