How Many Working Days in 2028?

England & Wales has 252 working days in 2028, set against 8 bank holidays across the year. That is 1 fewer than 2027, which had 253. The change comes from where the fixed-date holidays — New Year, Christmas, and Boxing Day — fall across the week, and whether any need a substitute day.

Easter falls late in 2028: Good Friday is Friday, 14 April 2028. Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays in England & Wales, so they remove two working days from the second quarter. A late Easter bunches the Easter and Early May holidays close together, compressing late April and early May.

2028 has 7 bank holidayslanding on a Monday or Friday in England & Wales, each creating a three-day weekend: New Year’s Day (Monday 3 January), Good Friday (Friday 14 April), Easter Monday (Monday 17 April), Early May bank holiday (Monday 1 May), Spring bank holiday (Monday 29 May), Summer bank holiday (Monday 28 August), Christmas Day (Monday 25 December). These are the dates to watch when a short deadline could quietly absorb a long weekend.

Because some holidays fall at a weekend, 2028 carries 1 substitute day: New Year’s Day is observed on Monday 3 January. The substitute day, not the original date, is the one that counts as the bank holiday for pay and contract purposes.