ALL the big supermarkets will be making a few changes to their opening times over this August bank holiday weekend.
Here are Sainsbury’s opening times for the bank holiday on Monday, August 26.
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When is Sainsbury’s open on bank holiday Monday?
All Sainsbury’s stores in Scotland and Northern Ireland will be open for business as usual over the bank holiday weekend.
However, English and Welsh customers can expect changes to opening hours on Monday.
Stores will be open as usual on the Friday to Sunday, but trading hours may be changed on the Monday – with big variations across stores.
Because the supermarkets’ different stores will have such varied opening times, they recommend checking their store finder before you head out to get the shopping in.
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When is the next bank holiday this year?
The next bank holiday will be on 25 December – AKA Christmas Day.
This is followed by the Boxing Day bank holiday on December 26, and New Year’s Day on January 1.
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the UK when most people are given an extra day off work.
It was Liberal MP John Lubbock who first tabled the Bank Holidays Act of 1871, saying his aim was to ease pressure on workers by giving them an extra four days off.
Bank or public holidays do not have to be given to employees as paid leave, an employer can decide whether to include bank holidays as part of a worker’s statutory leave.
The Government website has more details on what your worker’s rights are in regards to public holidays.
Bank holidays may also impact how benefits are paid, the gov.uk website explains how they may be affected.
Why do Scotland and Northern Ireland have more bank holidays?
Scotland has nine bank holiday’s each year and Northern Ireland has ten, while England and Wales have only eight.
The extra days mark events of particular significance in each country’s calendar.
In Scotland, January 2 is a bank holiday because of the extra importance of Hogmanay and New Year’s in the country’s culture.
St Andrew’s Day is also a public holiday, though has to be taken instead of another bank holiday.
As well as St. Patrick’s Day, Northern Ireland has a bank holiday on July 12 to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne.
