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Public Holidays Guernsey 2009 - 2012
The expected dates of bank and public holidays in Guernsey for the years 2009-2012 inclusive are listed below.
There is no statutory right to time off for bank and public holidays. Any right to time off or extra pay for working on a bank holiday depends on the terms of an employee's contract of employment.
Guernsey | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
New Year's Day | 1 Jan | 1 Jan | 3 Jan | 2 Jan |
Good Friday | 10 Apr | 2 Apr | 22 Apr | 6 April |
Easter Monday | 13 Apr | 5 Apr | 25 Apr | 9 April |
Early May Bank Holiday | 4 May | 3 May | 2 May | 7 May |
| Liberation Day | 9 May | 9 May & 10 May | 9 May | 9 May |
Spring Bank Holiday | 25 May | 31 May | 30 May | 28 May |
Summer Bank Holiday | 31 Aug | 30 Aug | 29 Aug | 27 Aug |
Christmas Day Public Holiday | 25 Dec | ■27 Dec | 26 Dec | 25 Dec |
Boxing Day Bank Holiday | ▲28 Dec | 28 Dec | ▲27 Dec | 26 Dec |
■ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25 Dec | ||||
▲ Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26 Dec | ||||
* Good Friday and Christmas Day (and all Sundays) are customary law holidays; all other holidays are prescribed by The Public Holidays Ordinance, 1994.
Subject to confirmation by the States
What are public holidays? Generally, public holidays include bank holidays, holidays by Royal Proclamation and 'common law holidays'. Banks are not allowed to operate on bank holidays. When public holidays in the Christmas and New Year period fall on Saturdays and Sundays, alternative week days are declared public holidays. |
British bank holidays are Public Holidays and have been recognized since 1871. The name Bank Holiday comes from the time when banks were shut and so no trading could take place. The 1871 Act designated four holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (then wholly part of the UK), and five in Scotland. (For an historical look at Bank Holidays, please visit our Project Britain Blog.) There are currently a total of 8 permanent bank and public holidays in England, Wales and Scotland and 10 in Northern Ireland. These include Christmas Day and Good Friday, which in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are common law' holidays (they are not specified by law as bank holidays but have become customary holidays because of common observance). |
Bank Holidays in England and Wales In England and Wales there are six bank holidays and two common law holidays. Bank Holidays:
*Common Law Holidays (Public holidays) * In England, Wales & Ireland, both Christmas Day and Good Friday were traditional 'days of rest' and Christian worship .. as were Sundays, and did not need to be included in the 1871 Act .. unlike for Scotland |
British Summer TimeBritish Summer Time (BST) starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October, at 1.00 am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT):
In the next three years, the summer time periods begin and end on the following dates:
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