{"id":15869,"date":"2024-04-02T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T15:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=15869"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:53:01","slug":"how-to-manage-bank-holidays","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/absence-management\/how-to-manage-bank-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage bank holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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bank holidays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Requiring employees to work on bank holidays\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Competing leave requests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Pay and time off in lieu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Part-time workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Workers with irregular working patterns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Bank holidays that fall during family leave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Sickness absence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For full access to <strong>How to manage bank holidays<\/strong>, sign up to a HR and Compliance Centre subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a 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