Bank holidays are not just for your bank manager, we are all entitled. However, our employers are not obligated to pay us for the time off, although the majority do.
If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.
And there are regional variations. For example, the English and Welsh are expected to recover from new year celebrations and be back in post on the 2nd January. Whereas the Scots are more civilised and have an extra day, returning the 3rd of January.
Out of interest we have listed below the various regional dates for 2019/20 below.
Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2019 | ||
25 December | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
26 December | Thursday | Boxing Day |
Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2020 | ||
1 January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
13 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
8 May | Friday | Early May bank holiday (VE day) |
25 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
31 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland 2019 | ||
2 December | Monday | St Andrew’s Day (substitute day) |
25 December | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
26 December | Thursday | Boxing Day |
Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland 2020 | ||
1 January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
2 January | Thursday | 2nd January |
10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
8 May | Friday | Early May bank holiday (VE day) |
25 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
3 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
30 November | Monday | St Andrew’s Day |
25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2019 | ||
25 December | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
26 December | Thursday | Boxing Day |
Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland 2020 | ||
1 January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
17 March | Tuesday | St Patrick’s Day |
10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
13 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
8 May | Friday | Early May bank holiday (VE day) |
25 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
13 July | Monday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) (substitute day) |
31 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
Best take these dates into account if you are making cross-border trips this coming year.
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