Then we have a long stretch between May and August with no
bank holidays.
At the other end of the spectrum, some employers have taken a hard line and declared the additional
bank holiday as discretionary, which could lead to unrest amongst the workforce," she added.
While Cartmel might previously have received no bookmaker money for a
Bank Holiday Monday simply because there was no broadcast space for it on SIS, it will now be paid by TurfTV even if the major firms that TurfTV supply opt not to show Cartmel in their integrated services.
There has not been any legislative alteration to the provision of
bank holidays since 1978 when the first Monday in May in England, Wales and Northern Ireland became an additional state-sanctioned jolly.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "
Bank Holidays are not a devolved matter and the UK Government has previously rejected requests to make St David's Day a
bank holiday.
There is much more corporate interest in an evening meeting here than there ever would be for a
Bank Holiday Monday, the sponsorship issue has been resolved and we got 5,000 people last year despite it being a grotty night.
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Ian Steward, local head of Close Invoice Finance, said: "It is not hard to see why so many firms throughout the region are upset by the extra
Bank Holiday that is being forced upon them.
Congestion peaks over each day of the
bank holiday will increase from two to four hours a day compared with a normal weekend, the company said.
KARACHI, July 31, 2011 (Frontier Star): State Bank of Pakistan has announced
Bank Holiday on 1st Ramazan-ul-Mubarak, 1432 A.
Opinions were mixed as to whether the additional Royal Wedding
bank holiday was good or bad for local business.
Bank holiday meetings are where the Brian and Ben protagonists should be looking to promote racing.
