{
  "table": "freelance-day-rate-calculator-holidays",
  "schema": 1,
  "version": "2026-11-11.1",
  "title": "Public holidays and working-time references for a freelance day rate: France and United Kingdom, 2026 and 2027",
  "doc": "Rule table read by the freelance-day-rate-calculator handler (ctx.data['freelance-day-rate-calculator-holidays']). calendars holds, per region and per calendar year, the dates of the public holidays as the official source lists them; the handler counts those that fall Monday to Friday, so a holiday on a weekend takes no working day off. France: the eleven fêtes légales of Code du travail L3133-1, plus Good Friday and 26 December in Alsace-Moselle (Good Friday only in communes with a Protestant church or a mixed church); the overseas departments add a day that differs by department and are not listed here. United Kingdom: the bank holidays of each nation as GOV.UK publishes them, substitute days included. references holds the employee benchmarks the page's defaults come from; the handler does not read them, the tests compare them with domain.json. Table-level valid_from/valid_until bound the period during which this version may be relied on: it covers the calendar years 2026 and 2027 and must be extended before 31 December 2027. Each year entry has its own valid_from/valid_until (the calendar year), its source_url, the source's own date (source_date) and the date it was retrieved (retrieved_on).",
  "reviewed_on": "2026-11-11",
  "reviewed_by": "apps agent (automated research against official sources, 2026-11-11); owner review pending",
  "valid_from": "2026-11-11",
  "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
  "locale_country": {
    "fr-FR": "FR",
    "en-GB": "GB"
  },
  "years": [2026, 2027],
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    "fr-metropole": {
      "country": "FR",
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "France métropolitaine",
        "en-GB": "Mainland France"
      },
      "legal_basis": "Code du travail, art. L3133-1",
      "years": {
        "2026": {
          "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2405",
          "source_date": "2026-01-01",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
          "holidays": [
            { "date": "2026-01-01", "name": "Jour de l’An" },
            { "date": "2026-04-06", "name": "Lundi de Pâques" },
            { "date": "2026-05-01", "name": "Journée internationale des travailleurs" },
            { "date": "2026-05-08", "name": "Victoire 1945" },
            { "date": "2026-05-14", "name": "Ascension" },
            { "date": "2026-05-25", "name": "Lundi de Pentecôte" },
            { "date": "2026-07-14", "name": "Fête nationale" },
            { "date": "2026-08-15", "name": "Assomption" },
            { "date": "2026-11-01", "name": "Toussaint" },
            { "date": "2026-11-11", "name": "Armistice 1918" },
            { "date": "2026-12-25", "name": "Noël" }
          ]
        },
        "2027": {
          "valid_from": "2027-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2405",
          "source_date": "2026-01-01",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
          "holidays": [
            { "date": "2027-01-01", "name": "Jour de l’An" },
            { "date": "2027-03-29", "name": "Lundi de Pâques" },
            { "date": "2027-05-01", "name": "Fête du Travail" },
            { "date": "2027-05-06", "name": "Ascension" },
            { "date": "2027-05-08", "name": "Victoire 1945" },
            { "date": "2027-05-17", "name": "Lundi de Pentecôte" },
            { "date": "2027-07-14", "name": "Fête nationale" },
            { "date": "2027-08-15", "name": "Assomption" },
            { "date": "2027-11-01", "name": "Toussaint" },
            { "date": "2027-11-11", "name": "Armistice 1918" },
            { "date": "2027-12-25", "name": "Noël" }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "fr-alsace-moselle": {
      "country": "FR",
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "Alsace-Moselle",
        "en-GB": "Alsace-Moselle"
      },
      "legal_basis": "Code du travail, art. L3133-1 et L3134-13",
      "years": {
        "2026": {
          "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2405",
          "source_date": "2026-01-01",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
          "holidays": [
            { "date": "2026-01-01", "name": "Jour de l’An" },
            { "date": "2026-04-03", "name": "Vendredi saint (communes ayant un temple protestant ou une église mixte)" },
            { "date": "2026-04-06", "name": "Lundi de Pâques" },
            { "date": "2026-05-01", "name": "Journée internationale des travailleurs" },
            { "date": "2026-05-08", "name": "Victoire 1945" },
            { "date": "2026-05-14", "name": "Ascension" },
            { "date": "2026-05-25", "name": "Lundi de Pentecôte" },
            { "date": "2026-07-14", "name": "Fête nationale" },
            { "date": "2026-08-15", "name": "Assomption" },
            { "date": "2026-11-01", "name": "Toussaint" },
            { "date": "2026-11-11", "name": "Armistice 1918" },
            { "date": "2026-12-25", "name": "1er jour de Noël" },
            { "date": "2026-12-26", "name": "2e jour de Noël" }
          ]
        },
        "2027": {
          "valid_from": "2027-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2405",
          "source_date": "2026-01-01",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
          "holidays": [
            { "date": "2027-01-01", "name": "Jour de l’An" },
            { "date": "2027-03-26", "name": "Vendredi saint (communes ayant un temple protestant ou une église mixte)" },
            { "date": "2027-03-29", "name": "Lundi de Pâques" },
            { "date": "2027-05-01", "name": "Fête du Travail" },
            { "date": "2027-05-06", "name": "Ascension" },
            { "date": "2027-05-08", "name": "Victoire 1945" },
            { "date": "2027-05-17", "name": "Lundi de Pentecôte" },
            { "date": "2027-07-14", "name": "Fête nationale" },
            { "date": "2027-08-15", "name": "Assomption" },
            { "date": "2027-11-01", "name": "Toussaint" },
            { "date": "2027-11-11", "name": "Armistice 1918" },
            { "date": "2027-12-25", "name": "1er jour de Noël" },
            { "date": "2027-12-26", "name": "2e jour de Noël" }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "gb-england-wales": {
      "country": "GB",
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "Angleterre et pays de Galles",
        "en-GB": "England and Wales"
      },
      "legal_basis": "Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, schedule 1, and royal proclamations",
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          "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays",
          "source_date": "2026-10-05",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
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            { "date": "2026-01-01", "name": "New Year’s Day" },
            { "date": "2026-04-03", "name": "Good Friday" },
            { "date": "2026-04-06", "name": "Easter Monday" },
            { "date": "2026-05-04", "name": "Early May bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-05-25", "name": "Spring bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-08-31", "name": "Summer bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-12-25", "name": "Christmas Day" },
            { "date": "2026-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (substitute day)" }
          ]
        },
        "2027": {
          "valid_from": "2027-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays",
          "source_date": "2026-10-05",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
          "holidays": [
            { "date": "2027-01-01", "name": "New Year’s Day" },
            { "date": "2027-03-26", "name": "Good Friday" },
            { "date": "2027-03-29", "name": "Easter Monday" },
            { "date": "2027-05-03", "name": "Early May bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-05-31", "name": "Spring bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-08-30", "name": "Summer bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-12-27", "name": "Christmas Day (substitute day)" },
            { "date": "2027-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (substitute day)" }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "gb-scotland": {
      "country": "GB",
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "Écosse",
        "en-GB": "Scotland"
      },
      "legal_basis": "Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, schedule 1, St Andrew’s Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, and royal proclamations",
      "years": {
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          "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays",
          "source_date": "2026-10-05",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
          "holidays": [
            { "date": "2026-01-01", "name": "New Year’s Day" },
            { "date": "2026-01-02", "name": "2nd January" },
            { "date": "2026-04-03", "name": "Good Friday" },
            { "date": "2026-05-04", "name": "Early May bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-05-25", "name": "Spring bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-06-15", "name": "World Cup bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-08-03", "name": "Summer bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-11-30", "name": "St Andrew’s Day" },
            { "date": "2026-12-25", "name": "Christmas Day" },
            { "date": "2026-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (substitute day)" }
          ]
        },
        "2027": {
          "valid_from": "2027-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays",
          "source_date": "2026-10-05",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
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            { "date": "2027-01-01", "name": "New Year’s Day" },
            { "date": "2027-01-04", "name": "2nd January (substitute day)" },
            { "date": "2027-03-26", "name": "Good Friday" },
            { "date": "2027-05-03", "name": "Early May bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-05-31", "name": "Spring bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-08-02", "name": "Summer bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-11-30", "name": "St Andrew’s Day" },
            { "date": "2027-12-27", "name": "Christmas Day (substitute day)" },
            { "date": "2027-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (substitute day)" }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "gb-northern-ireland": {
      "country": "GB",
      "name": {
        "fr-FR": "Irlande du Nord",
        "en-GB": "Northern Ireland"
      },
      "legal_basis": "Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, schedule 1, and royal proclamations",
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          "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays",
          "source_date": "2026-10-05",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
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            { "date": "2026-01-01", "name": "New Year’s Day" },
            { "date": "2026-03-17", "name": "St Patrick’s Day" },
            { "date": "2026-04-03", "name": "Good Friday" },
            { "date": "2026-04-06", "name": "Easter Monday" },
            { "date": "2026-05-04", "name": "Early May bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-05-25", "name": "Spring bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-07-13", "name": "Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day, substitute day)" },
            { "date": "2026-08-31", "name": "Summer bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2026-12-25", "name": "Christmas Day" },
            { "date": "2026-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (substitute day)" }
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          "valid_from": "2027-01-01",
          "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
          "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays",
          "source_date": "2026-10-05",
          "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
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            { "date": "2027-01-01", "name": "New Year’s Day" },
            { "date": "2027-03-17", "name": "St Patrick’s Day" },
            { "date": "2027-03-26", "name": "Good Friday" },
            { "date": "2027-03-29", "name": "Easter Monday" },
            { "date": "2027-05-03", "name": "Early May bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-05-31", "name": "Spring bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-07-12", "name": "Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)" },
            { "date": "2027-08-30", "name": "Summer bank holiday" },
            { "date": "2027-12-27", "name": "Christmas Day (substitute day)" },
            { "date": "2027-12-28", "name": "Boxing Day (substitute day)" }
          ]
        }
      }
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        "value": 5,
        "rule": "An employee earns 2.5 jours ouvrables of paid leave per month of work, that is 30 jours ouvrables (5 weeks) for a full year. A freelancer has no such right; the page uses it as the default number of weeks off.",
        "legal_basis": "Code du travail, art. L3141-3",
        "source_url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2258",
        "source_date": "2026-04-30",
        "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
        "valid_from": null,
        "valid_until": null
      },
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        "legal_basis": "Code du travail, art. L3121-27",
        "source_url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1911",
        "source_date": "2025-09-25",
        "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
        "valid_from": null,
        "valid_until": null
      }
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        "legal_basis": "Working Time Regulations 1998, regulations 13 and 13A",
        "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights",
        "source_date": "2026-11-05",
        "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11",
        "valid_from": null,
        "valid_until": null
      }
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      "url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2405",
      "date": "2026-01-01"
    },
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      "id": "govuk-bank-holidays",
      "label": "GOV.UK: UK bank holidays (England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)",
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      "date": "2026-10-05"
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      "label": "Service-Public.fr : Congés payés du salarié dans le secteur privé",
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      "date": "2026-04-30"
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      "id": "sp-duree-travail",
      "label": "Service-Public.fr : Durée du travail d’un salarié du secteur privé à temps plein",
      "url": "https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1911",
      "date": "2025-09-25"
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      "label": "GOV.UK: Holiday entitlement",
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      "date": "2026-11-05"
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}