Holidays in Wales

If a bank or public holiday falls on a weekend, you will usually get a different day off work instead. This will often be the following Monday. However, if Christmas Day falls on a weekend, the following Tuesday will also be a holiday.

Time off work on bank and public holidays

Although many workers take time off work on bank and public holidays, your employer is not required by law to allow you time off work on these days. However, the terms and conditions of your contract of employment may give you this right, either with or without pay.
Most workers, with some exceptions, have the right to take four weeks’ paid holiday from work. Your contract may say that you can take bank and public holidays in addition to your four weeks’ paid leave. If not, you may have to take them as part of this leave. Even if your contract of employment does not say in writing that you can take bank and public holidays in addition to leave, you may still have this right if it is usual for other people at your place of work to take time off on these days. Your contract of employment may give you the right to extra pay instead of time off work.

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