Good afternoon,
I’m looking for some insight from fellow HR professionals in Scotland regarding the additional bank holiday that has been announced for June this year due to Scotland qualifying for the World Cup.
Our employment contracts state that bank holidays are not automatically granted unless specifically listed, so contractually we are not obliged to provide this extra day off. Despite this, we are currently reviewing our approach and considering whether to offer it as an additional day’s leave, allowing employees to book off the 15th June, or swap it with another day.
Before making a final decision, I’d really appreciate hearing what other organisations are planning to do. From what I’ve heard locally, there seems to be a mixture of approaches, some companies intend to grant it, others won’t be offering it, and some haven’t yet decided.
What is your organisation planning to do about the additional June bank holiday?
- Grant it as an extra paid day
- Allow employees to take it from their annual leave
- Not recognise it at all
- Something else?
Any insight would be really helpful. Thanks in advance.
Claire
