Bank Holidays and Holiday Allowance

[cookiemonster99]

Hi Everyone,

A common question I am asked a lot by colleagues in work and I don’t know the answer, and even our Managers are not sure but enforce the following...

We are instructed at the beginning of the year to book all Bank Holidays off, out of our annual holiday entitlement thus reducing the amount we have left.

The problem arises as all of the company sites and all parts of the business are closed and shut down in their entirety on bank holidays - so even if anyone wanted to work them there is no possibility of doing so as the whole company nationwide is on shutdown.

As the company cannot find anything for you to do on a Bank Holiday and it is an enforced shut down - should bank Holidays be deducted from your statutory holiday allowance?

Any feedback would be grateful

Regards

 

[Bob Morgan]

Take a look at the Gov UK Website - Search for "Holiday-Entitlement-Rights"

 

[ParticipantA]

Hi Everyone,

A common question I am asked a lot by colleagues in work and I don’t know the answer, and even our Managers are not sure but enforce the following...

We are instructed at the beginning of the year to book all Bank Holidays off, out of our annual holiday entitlement thus reducing the amount we have left.

The problem arises as all of the company sites and all parts of the business are closed and shut down in their entirety on bank holidays - so even if anyone wanted to work them there is no possibility of doing so as the whole company nationwide is on shutdown.

As the company cannot find anything for you to do on a Bank Holiday and it is an enforced shut down - should bank Holidays be deducted from your statutory holiday allowance?

Any feedback would be grateful

Regards

Yes it’s a normal thing to happen , isnt It the whole point of a Bank Holiday in its entity?
What do you think actual banks do?
Your company is no different!
As long as employees use further 20 (or more) through the year then that’s the whole point of a bank holiday isn’t it ?!
Unless of course your contracts state something else or unusual ?!
I’m surprised to see anyone even question it?

 

[Newchodge]

Yes of course they can do this. Alternatively, you can take the bank holiday off UNPAID and use the holidays when you want to.