| Northern Ireland | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 2 January* | 1 January |
| St Patrick's Day | 19 March* | 18 March* |
| Good Friday | 6 April | 29 March |
| Easter Monday | 9 April | 1 April |
| Royal Wedding | ||
| Early May Bank Holiday | 7 May | 6 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 4 June | 27 May |
| Queen's Diamond Jubilee | 5 June | |
| Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) |
12 July | 12 July |
| Summer Bank Holiday | 27 August | 26 August |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | 26 December |
| * substitute day | ||
You don't have a statutory right to paid leave on bank and public holidays, though many people receive the day off work. Any right to time off or extra pay for working on a bank holiday depends on the terms of your contract of employment.
There are laws that allow the dates of bank holidays to be changed, or other holidays to be declared, for example to celebrate special occasions. It has been announced that there will be a special bank holiday in 2012 to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The 2012 late May bank holiday will be moved to Monday 4 June 2012 and an additional Jubilee bank holiday will be on Tuesday 5 June 2012.












