In brief...: Extra bank holiday call

Oct 10 2008

Pressure for an extra Bank Holiday grew when a new study showed most workers wanted a statutory day off in October to help prepare for the onset of winter.

A survey of 4,200 adults by employment law firm Peninsula also revealed that two-thirds feared that Christmas Day will soon not be an automatic day off because of the changing nature of the world of work in the UK.

Peter Done, managing director of Peninsula, said: "Autumn nights, colder days and the fact that Christmas seems so far away makes it more appealing to workers for a bank holiday to be introduced in October."