LRD guides and handbook October 2024
Health and Safety Law 2024
There is no statutory right to take leave on bank holidays. Any entitlement to bank holidays is purely contractual. Employers can include bank holidays as part of the statutory minimum paid holiday entitlement (Campbell & Smith Group v Greenwood [2001] IRLR 588). The only exception is the retail sector, where most shops except small convenience stores, must close on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day.