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Bank holidays in Scotland are determined under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007.Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, most bank holidays are not recognised as statutory public holidays in Scotland, as most public holidays are determined by local authorities across Scotland.
In Northern Ireland, St Patrick's Day and Orangemen's Day are also bank holidays. In Scotland, 2 January and St Andrew's Day are bank holidays. The Summer bank holiday varies according to jurisdiction: in Scotland, it is on the first Monday in August, and in the rest of the United Kingdom, it is on the last Monday in August.
16 August – Junior doctors in Scotland have voted to accept a pay offer from the Scottish Government worth 4.5% for 2022–23 and 12.4% for 2023–24. [168] 17 August – GMB Scotland announces that non-teaching staff in ten Scottish council areas will stage two days of strike action on 13 and 14 September. [169]
The Bill that led to the Act being passed was first proposed by Dennis Canavan, Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk West, in 2003. [1] The first reading of the bill was rejected in 2005 by the Scottish Parliament; at the time the Scottish Executive was opposed to the idea of another bank holiday, and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce claimed that an extra holiday ...
Public and bank holidays in Scotland; Proposed Saint David's Day bank holiday; T. Trafalgar Day; W. ... This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 03:29 (UTC).
The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for northern and eastern areas of mainland Scotland, with 30mm to 40mm of rain possible. ‘Mixed’ bank holiday for most of UK with yellow ...
US federal holidays 2023: Full list and calendar dates. Chelsea Ritschel. February 20, 2023 at 4:39 PM ... 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day: Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)
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