some of the schools here in edinburgh where going to be closed for st andrews day, but with the snow all schools here have been closed.
"Background to the St. Andrew's Day Bank Holiday
The Scottish Government passed the St Andrew's Day Holiday (Scotland) Bill on the Eve of St. Andrew's Day in 2006 following much debate about whether St. Andrew's day should be made a national holiday.
In what was seen a compromise solution the Bill added a bank holiday on 30th November or the Monday after, if St. Andrew's Day falls on a weekend, but employers are not obliged to give their employees time off. They can choose to mark the St Andrew's Day or not."
content from http://www.edinburghguide.com/events/standrewsday
not really much of a bank holiday if they can choose to have the day off or not as i am sure most employers will not bother having it as a bank holiday.
