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Bank Holiday
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Bank Holiday
The term for a public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. As the term implies, banks are closed on bank holidays, as are many other businesses. Employees who work on bank holidays often are paid extra. Bank holidays may or may not coincide with cultural or religious festivals.


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I take bank holidays off, so I would appreciate better cards.
This remains an unpopular date for a Bank Holiday because it's almost in the winter, it's a fixed date and so could be any day of the week which causes problems for businesses on the border and it comes too close to the Easter and May Bank holidays.
Kyle Rees, 17, of Wrens Nest, who is studying ICT at Dudley College, was happy with the eight Bank Holidays the nation routinely enjoys.
 
 
 
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