Bank Holidays in England, Scotland and NI

SpeedFreak · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:07

England = 8
Scotland = 9
NI = 10

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/LivingintheUK/DG_073741

Why the differences?

batsy · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:09

We need more rioting time :cool:

lee32uk · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:11

We don't get St Georges day unlike Scotland who get St Andrews day. N Ire get St Pats day and Battle of the Boyne day. Basically we get screwed

SpeedFreak · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:12

lol, I did grow up in Tyrone but we were more civilised and used the 12th to go to the beach

Raumarik · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:12

Scotland are 8, St. Andrews day isn't mandatory and usually replaces another day if you want to swap.

Raumarik · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:13

lee32uk said:
We don't get St Georges day unlike Scotland who get St Andrews day. N Ire get St Pats day and Battle of the Boyne day. Basically we get screwed

Is not a mandatory bank holiday.

Scotland

There are nine statutory bank holidays across the whole of Scotland. There are also other public or local holidays which can be determined by local authorities, based on local tradition. Since 2007, St Andrew's Day has been an alternative, voluntary public holiday, which can replace an existing local holiday.

Businesses and schools are not necessarily closed on Scottish bank holidays, and the Scottish banks follow the English and Welsh bank holidays for business reasons.

Dave M · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:28

Don't Scotland also have the 2nd of january? Need extra time to get over the hangover

SpeedFreak · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:34

didn't realise that about Scotland, just Northern Ireland taking the wee then, 17th March for the Catholics and 12th July for the Protestants

weescott · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:35

Yes, Scotland get 2nd of Jan. If it was hangover time we would have half the year off.

Muban · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:36

Telescopi said:
Don't Scotland also have the 2nd of january? Need extra time to get over the hangover

We have that instead of Easter Monday.

andy85 · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:38

I wish England had a St Andrew's bank holiday too. It's when I celebrate my nameday (the Saint I'm named after) as per the Greek orthodox church

Orcish-Horde · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:44

N Ireland is really two countrys in one, so we need two extra days to keep us quiet.

lee32uk · 27 Jun 2010 at 23:09

Halfmad said:
Is not a mandatory bank holiday.

But it has been a Bank Holiday since 2007

and anyway they still get 9 Statutory days per year

jas72 · 28 Jun 2010 at 12:55

I beat you all I got 17 days here in Belgium this year although it can change from year to year if the holiday falls at the weekend it's still a holiday and you don't get it transferred to the Monday (ie 1st May was on a Sat so all shops etc were shut the banks didn't gain anything since they were shut anyway on Sat lol )

Muban · 28 Jun 2010 at 17:23

lee32uk said:
But it has been a Bank Holiday since 2007 and anyway they still get 9 Statutory days per year

Nobody I know in Scotland gets 9 days bank holiday per year. I don't, we officially get 8 days bank holiday as part of our entitlement. I hadn't even heard of St Andrews day being a bank holiday until I read this thread.

XPE · 28 Jun 2010 at 17:31

Really surprised about Scotland, in all the years I’ve worked I’ve never gotten one off, all the English company’s used to get in contact with us because we were never closed for bank holidays

, I think its only the civil service that really follows them.

-Exodus- · 28 Jun 2010 at 17:31

SpeedFreak said:
didn't realise that about Scotland, just Northern Ireland taking the wee then, 17th March for the Catholics and 12th July for the Protestants

actually i seen in the paper this year that st paddys was a celebrated the most or had the best celebrations in ireland in co antrim, a majority protestant county, surprised me