Will we get a bank holiday if England win the Euros?
More than 30,000 people have signed a petition for a UK-wide bank holiday on Monday July 12 if England win the final of the Euro 2020 this Sunday. Petitions which reach over 10,000 signatures require a response from the government and anything with over 100,000 is considered for debate in Parliament. The campaign states: Sunday 8pm is a difficult time for families to plan to be together for the event  knowing we have an additional day off the next day would significantly help this. Furthermore, a historic win should be celebrated. It would be expected for the winning team to parade the trophy, and a bank holiday would be a perfect time to do this. Also, English people would naturally want to continue to enjoy the win, giving the retail and leisure industry a much-needed opportunity to make up lost revenues.    For a bank holiday to be granted, Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have to propose it to The Queen, who can declare it with a Royal Proclamation. However, extra bank holidays are few and far between. The most recent extra day off was in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee, 60 years since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. In June next year there will be another additional bank holiday to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. There was not an extra bank holiday in 1966 when England won the World Cup. In 2018, when England reached the semi-final of the Russia World Cup, over 200,000 people signed a petition for a bank holiday if England won. Then-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed the petition but it was not supported by the Prime Minister, Theresa May. Even if there was an extra bank holiday, not all workers would be able to enjoy the day off. Gary Rycroft, of Joseph A. Jones & Co Solicitors, said holiday rights were dependent on the employment contract in place. For most office workers, their contract will entitle them to a certain number of days off a year, including bank holidays. This means that they would get the day off, as they do on other bank holidays. However, for those in sectors that normally work on bank holidays, such as those in retail, hospitality or healthcare, working on bank holidays is likely to be in their contracts, so they would have to work if asked, he said. Have your say in the comments section below