We can confirm that England returns to the standard 8 Bank Holidays for 2024/5, having enjoyed an extra bonus day for each of the previous 2 years due to Royal celebrations.
Brits might be forgiven for feeling a little short changed when learning that the worldwide average is 16.5 public holiday days per year. However, that’s nothing compared to Nepal, which tops the list at a whopping 35 days annually.
Worldwide Public Holidays
Thousands of public holidays are dedicated to specific celebrations across different countries and regions, including Chinese New Year; Carnival Monday, held throughout Latin America and the Caribbean; Thanksgiving in the US; and, of course, Christmas and New Year’s Day. With so many international dates to consider, navigating holiday entitlement can become even trickier for some businesses if employees are based in different international locations.
No More Complex Calculations
No matter what country or region applies to your company, WorkSmarter’s Holiday Management software does the hard work for you – meaning no more fiddly calculations or googling for the relevant information. Our clever system works it all out, so you don’t have to.
For the coming year, our team added exactly 2,023 public holidays to the platform which applies to 110 different countries. 1,859 are already on the system for 2025, with more potentially on the way as soon as governments announce them!
For WorkSmarter users based in Switzerland, it may come as a surprise to see that 223 days potentially apply…however, managers shouldn’t panic as each Canton gets to choose its own public holidays in addition to national days, so the numbers are further split out into multiple geographic regions with their own distinct number – which means you’ll always know the exact staff holiday calculation.
Public Holidays Management
Want to know when the public holidays for Belgium, Bulgaria or Brazil are in 2025? No problem. Simply use WorkSmarter’s drop down menu to enter your chosen region and the correct dates will be set as your company’s default public holidays. You can also change the public holiday settings for individual employees who work from a different country…or, as we’re all about choice, you may prefer not to use public holidays at all.
Your Flexible People Management Platform
WorkSmarter’s Holiday Planner ensures leave can be organised around your unique business needs. Built to be flexible, our software adjusts to the way different businesses operate their holiday and staff leave policies. Whether you track holiday by days or hours, roll-over unused time, or grant TOIL, the system adapts to suit you and automatically provides accurate staff holiday calculations.
Holiday Management Software is becoming increasingly popular as a more efficient way to deal with the complexities of annual leave. With an advanced platform like WorkSmarter, processes are centralised and streamlined, saving time and giving full visibility to all staff.
Want to experience the power of working smarter? Contact us for more information and we’ll show you how it all works.
