In 2024, there are 10 Bank Holidays in Ireland. These include:
Full time employees in Ireland are entitled to a 'benefit' for Bank Holidays, which can either mean:
If the part time employee has worked at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks prior to the Bank Holiday, they'll also qualify for a benefit.
For a part time employee who is usually scheduled to work on the day the Bank Holiday falls, if they're still asked to work, they'll receive either an additional day's pay or an additional day of annual leave. If they're not able to work as the business is closed, they'll still receive a day's pay.
For part time employees who wouldn't usually be scheduled to work that day, they'll be entitled to one-fifth of their weekly pay in compensation for the Bank Holiday.
Bank Holidays in the Republic of Ireland are not included in an employee's statutory 4 weeks (20 days) of annual leave, and are instead given in addition.
In TimeKeeper, the Public Holiday calendar function allows you to add a list of non-deductible dates to an employee's leave record automatically.
The correct Bank Holiday dates for the region will be loaded for 2024 in a few clicks. These dates can be edited if needed, and additional dates (such as company closure) can be added too. You can also configure that these days off are paid, so that the correct number of leave hours are added to each employee's timesheet.
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