Some staff rejoicing in the news that there will be an extra public bank holiday next year to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton may be disappointed. For many workers, their contracts of employment will simply not entitle them to a paid day off despite what David Cameron said, according to an HR consultancy. Staff will only be entitled to take an extra day's paid annual leave on the day of the royal wedding provided their contract is worded in the appropriate way, it has emerged. Contracts that list specific bank holidays that staff are entitled to, such as Christmas Day or Good Friday, will not entitle staff to an extra day next year, according to Croner. Equally, staff whose contracts' state they are allowed 5.6 weeks' annual holiday "inclusive of bank holidays" are on dodgy ground.
The Telegraph, 2010
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