With half of respondents saying they treat Bank Holiday weekends like any other weekend, some cities around the UK are monetising the long weekend instead of having a day off.
The survey found that the highest number of people working over the Bank Holiday comes from Scotland, and the ones that made the most of their day off were from the East Midlands.
The % of people that said they were going to work over Bank Holiday weekend.
|
Scotland |
38.55% |
|
East Anglia |
22.50% |
|
Northern Ireland |
21% |
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
20.33% |
|
North West |
19% |
|
West Midlands |
18.55% |
|
South East |
18.04% |
|
London |
18% |
|
Wales |
17.45% |
|
North East |
17% |
|
South West |
16.06% |
|
East Midlands |
12% |
Although it seems that Scotland has the most respondents working over the long weekend, Bristol came top for choosing to work, with a whopping 58% of respondents saying they have chosen to work over the weekend. Respondents working in Leicester seemed to get the best deal as it’s the city with the highest extra pay rate, 84% of respondents said they would be getting paid more for working on their day off. Those who are based in Gloucester shouldn’t hold their breaths for an extra pay out, as only a quarter of respondents said they would be getting paid extra for working the Bank Holiday weekend.
If you are thinking of looking for work with extra pay for the next Bank Holiday, make sure you have the energy. From those surveyed, 24% of Brits claimed they feel either exhausted or tired after a Bank Holiday, while the average respondent expected to travel an average of 72 miles over the weekend, so consider if being stuck in traffic on your day off is worth the extra pay.
