Looking for bank holidays for 2023 or the bank holidays for 2024?
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When you’re planning your holiday do you like to use bank holidays to extend your break? Me too.
Whether it’s for an extra long weekend, a mini-break at Easter, or just a way to use up less of your valuable holiday allowance, bank holidays can be very handy. Especially in 2022 because there is an extra bonus day in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Here you can find all the dates for you need to know for bank holidays in the UK for 2022.
England and Wales
| 3 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
| 15 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 18 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 2 June | Thursday | Spring bank holiday |
| 3 June | Friday | Platinum Jubilee bank holiday – BONUS! |
| 29 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 26 December | Monday | Boxing Day |
| 27 December | Tuesday | Christmas Day (substitute day) |
Scotland
| 3 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
| 4 January | Tuesday | 2nd January (substitute day) |
| 15 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 2 June | Thursday | Spring bank holiday |
| 3 June | Friday | Platinum Jubilee bank holiday – BONUS |
| 1 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 30 November | Wednesday | St Andrew’s Day |
| 26 December | Monday | Boxing Day |
| 27 December | Tuesday | Christmas Day (substitute day) |
Northern Ireland
| 3 January | Monday | New Year’s Day (substitute day) |
| 17 March | Thursday | St Patrick’s Day |
| 15 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 18 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2 May | Monday | Early May bank holiday |
| 2 June | Thursday | Spring bank holiday |
| 3 June | Friday | Platinum Jubilee bank holiday – BONUS |
| 12 July | Tuesday | Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day) |
| 29 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 26 December | Monday | Boxing Day |
| 27 December | Tuesday | Christmas Day (substitute day) |
Bank Holiday Calendars in SkyHR
In SkyHR you can decide which bank holiday calendar you want to use for your entire company, or choose a different calendar for each employee.
At the moment we have included all UK bank holiday calendars. But if you have an employee who needs to use a different bank holiday, just let us know.
