[andyjohnson0]

There is no legal entitlement for employees to have leave on bank/public holidays. Whether they do depends on their contract of employment.

If an employee's contract says they don't work bank holidays then those days are considered part of that employee's 28 day statutory minimum. If they do work bank holidays, or their contract is silent on the subject, then the employee still has a 28 day allowance but it doesn't include the bank holidays.

Also, some parts of the UK have more than 8 public holidays per year.