There are ten bank holidays this year (Image: PA)
After enjoying five bank holidays in April and May, including a bonus day this year for the King's Coronation, we've probably all got a little too used to a four day working week.
In total, including those that have already passed, 2023 has 10 bank holidays.
Your employer does not have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays. Bank holidays may also affect how and when your benefits are paid.
If your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday you’ll usually be paid on the working day before. This may be different for tax credits and Child Benefit.
Brighton beach is a popular bank holiday destination (PA)Sadly, there isn't another bank holiday now till August 28. After that there's two more over the Christmas period.
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Here is a full list of all the confirmed bank holidays for the remainder of 2023 and all of 2024.
Full list of remaining bank holidays in 2023
- Monday, August 28 – Summer bank holiday
- Thursday, November 30 – St Andrew’s Day (Scotland)
- Monday, December 25 – Christmas Day
- Tuesday, December 26 – Boxing Day
Past bank holidays in 2023
- Monday, May 29 - Spring bank holiday
- Monday, May 8 - Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III
- Monday, May 1 - Early May bank holiday
- Monday, April 10 - Easter Monday
- Friday, April 7 - Good Friday
- Monday, January 2 - New Year’s Day (substitute day)
There was an extra bank holiday this year for King Charles' Coronation (Getty Images)Bank holidays in 2024
Monday, January 1 - New Year's DayFriday March 29 - Good FridayMonday April 1 - Easter MondayMonday, May 6 - Early May Bank HolidayMonday May 27 - Spring Bank HolidayMonday, August 26 - Summer Bank HolidayWednesday, December 25 - Christmas DayThursday, December 26 - Boxing Day
Lottie Gibbons