Flexible firms take break from fixed bank holidays
Letting staff choose when to take bank holidays boosts work-life balance and productivity, some firms say. …
Her assistant, Bea, likes to celebrate her name day, as is a common custom in countries across Europe and Latin America, so she works over the Summer bank holiday too. Bea also returned to her native Brazil to celebrate Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in April, sacrificing the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday in June.