National Holidays Act 2026

Preamble

An Act to establish National Holidays to be respected and celebrated, as well as the rights and limitations thereof.

Article I: National Holidays

Section I: Scope

  1. A National Holiday is any day of the year defined by statute to be a day of national importance.
    1. A National Holiday must be consequential to the history of the Country and its People.
    2. A National Holiday may not be designated for commercial purposes.
  2. A National Holiday must be an event that occurs every single year.

Section II: National Holidays

  1. The anniversary of the 30th day of October 2024 shall be Union Day, celebrating the founding of the Country.
  2. The anniversary of the 4th day of July, 2026 shall be Constitution Day, celebrating the signing of the Constitution.
  3. The anniversary of the 16th day of January, 2026 shall be Exeter Day, celebrating the founding of the City of Exeter.

Article II: National Days of Mourning

Section I: Scope

  1. A National Day of Mourning is any National Holiday that pertains to any tragic or nationally hurtful event.

Section II: National Days of Mourning

  1. The anniversary of the 12th day of April, 2025 shall be Luton Day, mourning the destruction of Luton Airport by a suicide bomber.
  2. The anniversary of the 4th day of April, 2026 shall be Armistice day, mourning the twelve who died during the Kanon Conflict.

Article III: Enactment

Section I: Leaves of Absence

  1. No Employer shall deny an Employee a leave of absence during a National Holiday for any reason.
    1. No Employee shall be compelled to take a leave of absence during a National Holiday.
  2. No Employer shall compell, coerce, or in any way force any Employee to work during a National Holiday.
    1. No Employer shall reduce an Employee’s pay or dismiss them if they choose to take a leave of absence during a National Holiday.
    2. No Employer shall imply any sort of negative or positive consequences as a result of an Employee taking a leave of absence or working during a National Holiday.
  3. An Employer may choose to compell all Employees to take a leave of absence for the duration of a National Holiday.
  4. All leaves of absence during a National Holiday shall be paid.
  5. All Employees who work during a National Holiday shall pay double their salaried rate.
    1. No Employment Contract shall disallow or contradict this requirement.

Section II: Penalties

  1. Any Employer who compells, coerces, or in any way forces an an Employee to take a leave of absence during a National Holiday shall on conviction receive a fine of 100 per cent of the Employee’s salary that day.
  2. Any Employer who compells, coerces, or in any way forces an Employee to work during a National Holiday shall on conviction receive a fine of 150 per cent of the Employee’s salary that day.