Vizual Personnel Software News/Articles
Did you know the May Day Bank Holiday is moving next year?
VE (Victory in Europe) is a bank holiday that is recognised across the world. Whilst it’s no longer officially celebrated in the U.S it is seen as an important day across most of Europe where many countries see it as a public holiday to celebrate the end of World War II.
It is however celebrated by a different name in some countries such as Liberation day in Norway and Victory over Fascism Day in Slovakia and in some cases the date varies due to an additional 2 days of fighting between German and Soviet Forces after the signing of the official documents.
What many people may not realise is that 2020 will see the May Bank Holiday Monday which usually falls on the first Monday in May, moving to a Friday to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day.
This is only the second time in history when the May Bank Holiday has been moved, the first being in 1995 for the 50th VE Day anniversary.
VE (Victory in Europe) is a bank holiday that is recognised across the world. Whilst it’s no longer officially celebrated in the U.S it is seen as an important day across most of Europe where many countries see it as a public holiday to celebrate the end of World War II.
It is however celebrated by a different name in some countries such as Liberation day in Norway and Victory over Fascism Day in Slovakia and in some cases the date varies due to an additional 2 days of fighting between German and Soviet Forces after the signing of the official documents.
The impact for HR department is that they will need to ensure the change to the May Bank Holiday is reflected in their holiday calendars or in their HR Software System. Additionally, it would be beneficial to notify employees as they may not realise they need to book the Monday off rather than the Friday next year.
All other bank holidays next year remain unchanged.
The full list of Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales for 2020 is as follows:
| 1 January | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
| 10 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 13 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 8 May | Friday | Early May bank holiday (VE day) |
| 25 May | Monday | Spring bank holiday |
| 31 August | Monday | Summer bank holiday |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 28 December | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
Taken from https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays
Further information
AgathonHR have been working on Vizual Personnel Manager and Personnel Director since 1997 and are one of the last companies in the UK to have any experience using or supporting these systems. Additionally we have been working with People Inc. since 2009 and are one the main People Inc. resellers in the UK. This means we can provide the best possible service to ensure the upgrade goes as effectively as possible.
Whilst we can no longer sell Personnel Manager, we do currently provide the following:
- Upgrades to People Inc. including data migration.
- Discounted annual support packages
- Basic training for new users
- Report Writing Training.
- Consultancy – Data tidying, customisation etc.
Further information can be found on our website http://agathonhr.co.uk. If you require any support with Vizual Personnel Manager please call 01242 663974 or email support@vizualpersonnel.co.uk.
