New Statutory Holiday Entitlements in Northern Ireland - Initial scheme to be the same as the rest of the UK

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Northern Ireland has ten annual bank and public holidays, two more than the rest of the UK. When proposals to increase paid holiday entitlement were initially announced in February 2007, the intention was to increase statutory holiday entitlements by 10 days, from 4 weeks to 6 weeks.

Following further consultation, the draft Northern Ireland Regulations published by the Department for Employment and Learning propose increasing the entitlement by only 8 days initially, exactly in line with the provisions for Great Britain. There will be further consultation on the cost implications of the additional two days with a view to deciding whether Northern Ireland's additional holiday entitlement should eventually be 10 days.

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NI workers to benefit from eights days additional paid holiday

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