I am a human resources manager and have been asked by a number of employees about the forthcoming Bank Holiday on 19th Septmeber 2022 and whether the business will be granting this additional bank holiday. I am not sure of the answer. How do I handle it?

Perhaps contrary to what you may think, there is no automatic entitlement to this extra bank holiday. The answer lies in the wording of the holiday entitlement clause of the contract of employment of each employee.

There are three possible scenarios:

1. If the employment contract states that employees are entitled to, say, 20 days plus bank holidays, then those employees will be entitled to the additional bank holiday;
2. If the employment contract refers