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Make it mandatory to pay enhancement for working on bank holidays.

Submitted by Jennifer oakes on Sunday 5th April 2026

Published on Friday 1st May 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 1st November 2026

Current Signatures: 74
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

bank holiday ~ Banks ~ Companies ~ Holidays ~ Industry ~ Mandatory ~ Minimum ~ Minimum wage ~ Unfair ~ work

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 74 signatures in total, with signatories from 32 constituencies. That makes it the 1,198th most popular open petition, and the 24,730th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 14% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -21% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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