17th March 2025 ❘ Uncategorised.

Some employees may be entitled to an extra day off in 2024-25

Some employees may be entitled to an extra day off in 2024-25 due to fewer bank holidays…

A note of caution for employers… Usually England and Wales have eight bank holidays per year, but because Easter falls later this year, there are only seven bank holidays between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025. This could impact employers whose holiday year runs from April to March, if their workers are only entitled to the statutory minimum under the Working Time Regulations: 28 days including bank holidays. So some employees may be entitled to an extra day off in 2024 – 25 due to there being fewer bank holidays.

Employers with April to March holiday years should check their contracts and holiday policies now if they haven’t already done so, to see if they are affected. If the employment contract states 28 days, including bank holidays, there’s no problem – employees still get their full entitlement. They will get the seven bank holidays off and will have 21 days remaining to take.

But if the employment contract states 20 days plus all bank holidays, affected workers would only receive 27 days, falling short of the statutory minimum and this will need to be addressed.

For further advice on what you might need to do you’re welcome to contact our Employment team – just get in touch and they’ll be happy to help.