1.   A working day is any day except Sunday or a public holiday.

2.   Are there any public holidays between Christmas and Easter?

3.   Is the education department closed on public holidays?

4.   Overlapping, consecutive, or duplicate spells of sickness absence were merged after taking account of weekends and public holidays.

5.   The birthday of the Prophet Mohammad is known as Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi and is a public holiday.

6.   The public holidays should reflect that.

7.   This should include public holidays which May be a very valuable time for many families.

8.   As well as your annual holiday entitlement, the Company observes the usual statutory bank and public holidays.

9.   WITH Wall Street closed for a public holiday, dealing was extremely thin, allowing the FTSE to drift.