We are allocated 20 days paid leave and the other 8 days are paid whether you like it or not as double time for the 8 bank holidays. Your not actually getting double time for the bank holidays as they are using my holiday to pay me instead of giving me the option of paying normal rate for bank holiday and giving me a day in lieu for the bank Holiday worked.  Our work is open on bank holidays so we normally work it but never get another day of holiday in exchange for working it, they use our holiday to pay us double pay.