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Bank Holiday now declared for the Queen's State Funeral - will staff be allowed to take time off?

Following the deeply sad news of the Queen’s death on Thursday 8th September, SME employers are being asked if staff will be allowed time off, now that a bank holiday has been confirmed to mark Her Majesty’s State Funeral.

Your first point of reference should be your employment contracts. This is because the way your holiday clause is worded is important.

Contracts which state 20 days holiday plus bank holidays must honour the extra bank holiday. However, if your contracts say 20 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, then you are under no obligation to grant staff the extra day off and there is no automatic right to honour the bank holiday – although you may still wish to do so.

It is essentially the same scenario as for the Queen’s Jubilee earlier in the year, and mirroring your approach to that would be the best course of action.

If you do have staff that must work on a Bank Holiday – care home staff, for instance – thought should be given as to how they can stay abreast of the events of the day, given the importance of the occasion. We would suggest that a consideration could be facilitate TV coverage of the State Funeral for those that wish to watch it.

We are sure you will join us in continuing to send our thoughts and condolences to The Royal Family at the loss of Her Majesty. You may find this Press Release about the bank holiday and National Mourning Guidance from the government helpful too; and if you have any other employment-related questions which arise, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

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The HR Dept

The HR Dept in Swindon provides HR support to small and medium sized businesses in Swindon, Chippenham, Calne, Devizes, Melksham, Marlborough and Wootton Bassett.

Gemini House, Hargreaves Road, Swindon, SN25 5AZ

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