The following dates for next years Bank Holidays were recently published on the gov.uk and regional websites.
Upcoming Christmas Bank Holidays
(England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 2019)
25 December | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
26 December | Thursday | Boxing Day |
Upcoming Bank Holidays
(England and Wales 2020)
1 January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
13 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
8 May | Friday | Early May bank holiday (VE day) |
25 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
31 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
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Upcoming Holidays
(Scotland 2020)
2020 | Day | Holiday |
1 January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
2 January | Thursday | 2nd January |
10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
8 May | Friday | Early May Bank Holiday (VE day) |
25 May | Monday | Spring Bank Holiday |
3 August | Monday | Summer Bank Holiday |
30 November | Monday | St Andrew’s Day |
25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
Upcoming Holidays
(Northern Ireland 2020)
Holidays | 2020 |
New Year’s Day | 1 January |
St Patrick’s Day | 17 March |
Good Friday | 10 April |
Easter Monday | 13 April |
Early May Bank Holiday (VE Day) | 8 May |
Spring Bank Holiday | 25 May |
Battle of the Boyne / Orangemen’s Day | 12 July |
Summer Bank Holiday | 31 August |
Christmas Day | 25 December |
Boxing Day | 26 December |
Substitute Holiday
If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday.
Readers are reminded that employers do not have to provide paid leave on bank holidays.