The bank holiday for Christmas Day doesn't fall on December 25.
Christmas Day 2022 takes place on a Sunday, meaning a 'substitute' weekday becomes a bank holiday instead. If the usual bank holiday falls on a weekend, normally the following Monday serves as a public holiday.
Your employer doesn’t have to give you paid leave on bank or public holiday and it might affect how and when your benefits are paid, reports the ECHO. This year, the Christmas Day bank holiday will be observed on Tuesday December 27.
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Similarly, the New Year's Day bank holiday will not be held on Sunday January 1, but rather Monday January 2. It's important to note Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not bank holidays.
Here's the full list of bank holidays for the rest of the year and for 2023...
2022 bank holidays in the UK:
Monday, December 26 - Boxing Day
Tuesday, December 27 - Christmas Day (substitute day)
2023 bank holidays in the UK:
Monday, January 2 (New Year's Day - substitute)
Friday, April 7 (Good Friday)
Monday, April 10 (Easter Monday)
Monday, May 1 (Early May bank holiday)
Monday, May 29 (Spring bank holiday)
Monday, August 28 (Summer bank holiday)
Monday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
Tuesday, December 26 (Boxing Day)
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