Established in 1969 by the constituent parties - THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND (now ‘SELECT’) and UNITE THE UNION

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SCOTTISH JOINT INDUSTRY BOARD FOR

THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INDUSTRY

THE WALLED GARDEN, BUSH ESTATE Telephone: (0131) 445 - 9216

MIDLOTHIAN, EH26 0SB Fax: (0131) 445 - 5548

Website: www.sjib.org.uk

SJIB Circular 01/2012

27 January 2012

To All SELECT and SJIB Member Firms

Local Holidays in Scotland

Rule 3.1 of the SJIB National Working Rules states that employers in the Scottish Electrical Contracting Industry should arrange for their employees, engaged under the SJIB National Working Rules, to take:

·  5 holidays in spring;

·  12 holidays in summer;

·  10 holidays at Christmas & New Year;

·  together with the 3 locally recognised Spring, May Day* and Autumn Holidays.

Please find attached a list of local holiday dates for towns and cities throughout Scotland which you may use as a guide to ensure that your company complies with this SJIB rule.

Yours faithfully

Fiona Harper Pat Rafferty Bob Wheeler

Secretary For UNITE the Union For SELECT

*Please refer to Circular 02/2012 for guidance on treatment of the May Day Holiday in 2012 to accommodate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Chairman: J. Simpson Director: D. N. McGuiness DipEM, FIET, MCMISecretary: F. M. Harper BA (Hons), MSc (Econ), MCIPD

Established in 1969 by the constituent parties - THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND (now ‘SELECT’) and UNITE THE UNION

______

SCOTTISH JOINT INDUSTRY BOARD FOR

THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INDUSTRY

THE WALLED GARDEN, BUSH ESTATE Telephone: (0131) 445 - 9216

MIDLOTHIAN, EH26 0SB Fax: (0131) 445 - 5548

Website: www.sjib.org.uk

Aberdeen City / Arbroath
Spring Holiday / 16 April / Spring Holiday / 9 April
May Day Holiday / 7 May / Europe Day Holiday / 7 May
Summer Holiday / 9 July / St Tammas Holiday / 23 July
Trades Holiday / 9 July / Autumn Holiday / 24 September
Autumn Holiday / 24 September / St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November

Chairman: D. Carrigan OBE, BA (Hons)Director: D. N. McGuiness DipEM, FIET, MCMISecretary: F. M. Harper BA (Hons), MSc (Econ), MCIPD

Brechin / Buckie
Spring Holiday / 9 April / Spring Holiday / 2 April
Europe Day Holiday / 7 May / May Day Holiday / 7 May
Trades’ Holiday / 23 July / Local Holiday / 11 June
Autumn Holiday / 24 September / Local Holiday / 30 July
St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November / Local Holiday / 10 September
Local Holiday / 15 October
Carnoustie / Clackmannanshire
Spring Holiday / 2 April / Good Friday / 6 April
Europe Day Holiday / 7 May / Easter Monday / 9 April
Trades’ Holiday / 23 July / May Day Holiday / 7 May
Autumn Holiday / 1 October
St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November
Dundee City / East Lothian
Spring Holiday / 2 April / Good Friday / 6 April
May Day Holiday / 7 May / Easter Monday / 9 April
Victoria Day / 28 May / Autumn Holiday / 14 & 17 September
Trades Holiday / 23 July
Autumn Holiday / 1 October
Edinburgh / Fife
Good Friday / 6 April / May Day / 7 May
Easter Monday / 9 April / Summer Holiday / 16 July
Spring Holiday / 16 April
May Day Holiday / 7 May
Victoria Day / 21 June
Trades Holiday / 30 June
Autumn Holiday / 17 September
Forfar / Glasgow
Spring Holiday / 9 April / Good Friday / 6 April
Europe Day Holiday / 7 May / Easter Monday / 9 April
Trades Holiday / 23 July / May Day Holiday / 7 May
Autumn Holiday / 24 September / Bank Holiday / 1 & 4 June
St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November / Glasgow Fair / 16 July
September Weekend / 21 & 24 September
Highland Council / Inverclyde
Local Holiday / 6 February / Spring Holiday / 23 April
Local Holiday / 5 March / Good Friday / 6 April
Spring Holiday / 2 April / Easter Monday / 9 April
Local Holiday / 2 July / May Day / 7 May
Autumn Holiday / 1 October / Victoria Day / 4 June
Local Holiday / 5 November / Fair Saturday / 30 June
Autumn Holiday / 3 September
Midlothian / Montrose
Good Friday / 6 April / Spring Holiday / 9 April
Easter Monday / 9 April / Europe Day Holiday / 7 May
Spring Holiday / 16 April / Shopkeepers’ Holiday / 25 June
May Day Holiday / 7 May / Trades Holiday / 23 July
Victoria Day / 21 May / Autumn Holiday / 17 September
Autumn Holiday / 17 September / St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November
St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November
Orkney Islands / Outer Hebrides
Easter Monday / 9 April / Good Friday / 6 April
May Day Holiday / 7 May / Easter Monday / 9 April
Dounby Show Day / 9 August / Uist Holiday (Uist only) / 17, 18 & 19 July
Local Holiday
(Lewis, Harris & Barra only) / 3 & 6 August
Local Holiday
(Lewis, Harris & Barra only) / 12 October
Local Holiday / 15 October
West Lothian / Scotland
Good Friday / 6 April / New Year / 2 & 3 January
Easter Monday / 9 April / Good Friday / 6 April
May Day Holiday / 7 May / May Day Holiday / 7 May
Spring Holiday / 4 June
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee / 5 June
Summer Holiday / 6 August
St. Andrew’s Day / 30 November
Christmas / 25 & 26 December