BRITS could net a four-day bank holiday in August if England wins the European Championship tomorrow evening.
Friday, August 27 is reportedly the most likely option because it would already coincides with the last summer bank holiday on the following Monday.
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A petition calling for a bank holiday if England wins the Euros on Sunday has passed a whopping 357,000 signatures in barely 36 hours.
The man behind the call, Lee Jones, organised the petition at the end of this week, arguing it was “beneficial and sensible” to give the country the day off.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have added their names — and Boris Johnson refused to rule out a day off for millions of hungover workers.
The Sun previously revealed August is being considered for an extra day off as excitement for a potential win builds.
A day off in July is unlikely because the Queen would need to call at an eleventh-hour meeting of the Privy Council from Windsor Castle in order to approve the plans.
Instead, the Telegraph reports two sources saying Cabinet ministers and Government sources suggested a preferred option was Friday, August 27 with the summer bank holiday on the following Monday.
About eight million lionhearts have booked the day off to recover from monster hangovers after Sunday night’s do-or-die decider against Italy.
Fan fever led to around one in four of the nation’s 32m workers scheduling annual leave on Monday — double the number on normal Mondays in July.
And plenty of bosses will be lenient with their staff, while some schools say kids can come in late on Monday without punishment.
HR experts and unions yesterday urged bosses to let staff take Monday off to avoid clashes with workers who will phone in sick if denied leave.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
