Major supermarkets, business owners and schools across the country are allowing staff members and students later starts on Monday to recover from Sunday’s Euro 2024 final clash between England and Spain.
With kick-off scheduled for 8pm, the game may run well beyond 11pm.
In preparation, some businesses have informed staff they are permitted to begin shifts later on Monday, with others able to leave work earlier the night before.
Tesco has already announced that with England reaching the final this Sunday, it will close its stores early so colleagues can watch the match.
The supermarket giant is to shut its 1800-plus Express stores across England at 7.30pm instead of 10pm or 11pm.
Meanwhile, Lidl staff will begin working an hour later on Monday to recover from post-celebrations.
Chief executive of Lidl in Great Britain, Ryan McDonnell, said: “We know how much this game means to England fans and we want to ensure that our colleagues have the chance to celebrate such a significant moment in English football history.”
Other businesses such as Everflow have also confirmed a later start.Certain schools across the country have given parents the green light to bring children in after the usual morning registration period.
Woodlands Primary in Hertfordshire wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Due to the England team getting through to the Euro finals, we are aware that a number of children will be watching the match and going to bed late. Therefore, we will be leaving the registrations open until 9.25am on Monday morning.”
Other schools offering pupils a later start include Bowburn Primary School in Durham and West Park Academy in Darlington.
There has been no national policy mentioned by the Government on later starts, with individual schools deciding to implement changes in timing.
Only individual schools and businesses have made announcements, despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer having “hinted” at a bank holiday.
Sir Keir stopped short of confirming one when asked about his support for an extra bank holiday if England win the tournament, but said: "We must mark it in some way, but the most important thing is getting it over the line on Sunday."
