Lidl opening and closing times for August Bank Holiday Monday 2019
THE August bank holiday is here, meaning an extra day to do the weekly shop - but supermarket's opening hours may vary.
Read on to find out what time your local Lidl store is open today.
When is Lidl open over the bank holiday?
Normal Monday opening hours are 8am-10pm for most Lidl stores.
Many will open for the same or similar hours on the bank holiday.
However, hours for individual stores will vary, so it's a good idea to check before you travel.
You can find the exact hours for your local store on Lidl's store finder.
When is the next bank holiday?
If you work in England or Wales, you'll get eight bank holidays a year.
The August bank holiday is the last Monday in August.
After the coming bank holiday, the next will be Christmas Day, followed by Boxing Day, and then New Year's Day.
Many European countries have more public holidays than the UK.
Recent years have seen calls for extra holidays to be introduced recognising patron saints days in all constituent countries of the UK, as St Patrick's Day is recognised in Northern Ireland.
When did bank holidays begin?
A bank holiday is a public holiday on which most people are given the day off work.
The holidays were first introduced in 1871 by Liberal MP John Lubbock, who said his aim was to ease pressure on workers by giving them an extra four days off.
Lubbock tabled the Bank Holidays Act, and the holidays were so popular that for a while they were referred to as St Lubbock's Days.
Under the act, no person was compelled to make any payment or to do any act on a bank holiday which he or she would not be compelled to do or make on Christmas Day or Good Friday.
Why do Scotland and Northern Ireland have more bank holidays?
In contrast to England's eight bank holidays, Scotland has nine each year while Northern Ireland has ten.
Those extra days mark events of particular significance in each country's culture.
In Scotland, January 2 is a bank holiday because of the extra importance of Hogmanay and New Year's in the country.
St Andrew's Day is also a public holiday, though has to be taken instead of another bank holiday.
As well as St. Patrick's Day, Northern Ireland has a bank holiday on July 12 to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne.
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Bank or public holidays do not have to be given to employees as paid leave, an employer can decide whether to include bank holidays as part of a worker’s statutory leave.
The Government website has more details on what your worker’s rights are in regards to public holidays.
Bank holidays may also impact how benefits are paid, the gov.uk website explains how they may be affected.