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What it really means

A public holiday when many businesses, banks and schools close, such as Christmas, Easter Monday and the late-August Monday. You do not automatically get them off with pay — it depends on your contract.

Chinese explanation

公共假日：许多商铺、银行和学校歇业的法定假日，如圣诞节、复活节星期一和 8 月底的星期一。你并非自动带薪放假——取决于你的合同。

Example conversation

A: Are we off on the bank holiday Monday? B: The office closes, and it comes out of the holiday allowance here.

A：公共假日的星期一我们放假吗？ B：办公室关门，但在这里是从年假额度里扣的。

What you could say back

“Is it counted as part of my annual leave?”

Related phrases

Annual leave Time and a half Holiday pay

Official sources

Rules and amounts change — confirm important details with the official source.

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