By virtue of Act IV of 2021, the National Holidays and Other
Public Holidays Act (Chapter 252) has been amended in February
2021.
Prior to the said amendments, when a National Holiday or a
Public Holiday falls on a Saturday or on a Sunday, this was not
deemed to be a public holiday for the purposes of entitling a
person to an additional day of vacation leave. This being said
however, with effect from 1st January 2021 when a national
or a public holiday falls on a Saturday or on a Sunday, it
will be deemed to be a public holiday for the purposes of
entitling a person to a day of vacation leave in addition to the
ordinary leave entitlement for that particular year.
Schedule 1 of Chapter 252 outlines the dates which qualify as
National/Public Holidays in accordance with such legislation.
