There's no law to stop your employer from doing this, but you might be able to negotiate it. For example, you could ask them not to pay you on bank holidays and instead give you paid holiday on other days of your choice.
There is no general legal right to time off on bank holidays, whether or not they are in the school holidays and regardless of what festivals you celebrate. And there is no general legal right to extra-pay if you do work on a bank holiday. So check your contract and your employer's policy.
If your usual pay day falls on a public holiday, it will change. This usually only happens at Easter and sometimes Christmas, but you can see a full list of bank holidays on GOV.UK. When we can't pay you on your normal pay day because of a bank holiday, we make every effort to pay you a day earlier instead.
Is it legal to work on a bank holiday? In short, yes. If you've examined your market and seen the advantages of opening your business on a bank holiday, the law says that you are allowed to do so. However, it's important to be aware that laws differ slightly for different sizes of retail business.
Bank Holidays & holiday entitlement for part-time workers who do not usually work bank holiday days
Do you get double pay on bank holidays UK?
There's no statutory right to pay employees extra if they work bank or public holidays. Once again, if there are any occasions where an employee would be entitled to extra pay, it would have to be clearly outlined in a contract of employment.
A common misunderstanding around bank holidays is that employers have to pay you extra for working them. This is not the case. Unless your contract says you'll be paid extra you will just be paid your normal amount.
Are you entitled to extra pay if you work on a bank holiday?
There is no right for employees to be paid a higher rate than normal for working on a bank holiday, unless this is provided for in the contract. In the absence of anything in writing, an employee's rights relating to public holidays depend either on what has been verbally agreed or on custom and practice.
What is the difference between a public holiday and a bank holiday in the UK?
Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. Public holidays are holidays which have been observed through custom and practice, such as Christmas Day.
No, the only day you get paid extra is Christmas day itself (Christmas eve, boxing, new year's eve and new year day are all normal pay and you were required to pick a minimum of 2 you are available to work). No extra pay or overtime. Some stores pay every 2 weeks and some pay monthly.
Yes, you can, but you do need to check with your employer first in the same way as you do when you are not on sick leave, and your employer can refuse in the same way.
For leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, all leave for people who work part of the year (for example, term-time workers) must be paid at their 'normal' rate of pay. For irregular hours workers, all leave must be paid at their 'normal' rate of pay.
The short answer is that it depends on your employment contract. For example, if your contract only requires you to work specific days (e.g. weekdays) then your employer cannot make you work on different days. They can ask you but you can refuse.
What if my employer refuses to pay holiday pay UK?
If you don't get paid for it, you should write to your former employer to ask for it. Give them a deadline in which to pay you - like 2 weeks. If they don't pay, contact Acas early conciliation saying you want to make a claim for unlawful deduction from wages.
Essentially, this means the employee agrees to bank their extra hours in order to use them for annual leave in the future. With banked hours, employees must be paid time-and-a-half for every hour of overtime worked.
As explained above, there is no statutory right to paid time off for the Coronation bank holiday. However, the wording of the employment agreement will mean that some employees have a contractual entitlement to paid time off or enhanced pay for working.
Do companies have to pay extra for working on Christmas Day? Employees don't have a statutory right to extra pay for working bank holidays, and this includes Christmas. So while employees may have questions about time and a half or double time, any right to extra pay depends on what's stated in the employment contract.
Can I get sacked for refusing to work Christmas Day?
If an individual's employment contract obligates them to work on Christmas day, they generally cannot refuse. Doing so could lead to their employment being terminated due to a breach of contract. Instead, the employee could request the day off as annual leave or attempt to swap shifts with a colleague.
How long do you have to work to get holiday pay UK?
If you have not yet been employed for 52 weeks, your employer should look at how many full weeks you've been employed for. For example, if you've been with your employer for 26 full weeks, your employer should look at the average pay you got during those weeks to calculate your holiday pay.
Once upon a time everything shut on a bank holiday; offices, banks, shops, but nowadays many offices and shops remain open, only banks are not allowed to operate on bank holidays. Nowadays, the only day that most things close in the UK is Christmas Day.
Many of London's shops, attractions and businesses stay open throughout the public holidays. Make sure to check opening times before visiting on these days, as some places have reduced hours while others might not open at all. Services on public transport might also be reduced.
The Government has announced that Monday 19 September 2022 will be an extra bank holiday. This additional bank holiday comes on top of the additional bank holiday we had for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. This means there will be 10 bank holidays in 2022, rather than the usual eight.
