Generally, Monday to Friday is considered a business day and it counts from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. In most countries, Monday to Friday is also a working day but you can also carry on your work on Saturday and Sunday. But that is not the case for the business day. You have to conduct all your business work from Monday to Friday.
What is a Business Day?
A business day is a working day on which banking institutions are required to be open by law. Generally, the definition of a business day varies by region, and in most countries around the world, Saturday is not the official business day. There is a significant difference between business day and working day.
On a business day, official business is carried on like banking, official meetings, correspondence, etc. On the other hand, a working day is a day when the work is being done. You can voluntarily carry the official business in a working day but this is not an accepted standard.
So a business day is referred to as the typical hours in a day when normal business operations take place. In most countries, the operational hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm and Monday to Friday. In business days consumers try to settle or complete the financial transactions or do other works like delivering goods or services. Moreover, when you are conducting international transactions make sure to keep in mind the business week of that country with which you are doing business.
When Saturday Is A Business Day?
Depending on various situations Saturday can be a business day. For example:
1. If holidays are being merged with the weekend to make it continuous then Saturday can be a business day. If 4 days holidays fall on Tuesday – Friday and there is a Monday that remains as a business day then the business day can be moved from Monday to preceding Saturday to make the following holidays and weekend continuous 8 calendar days instead of 6 days.
2. Sometimes people are forced to work on Saturdays because of the company policy or workload, in this type of situation you can count Saturday as a business day.
3. Many businesses have 24/7 formats or policies. In this case, Saturday is considered a working day but not a business day.
FAQs About Business Days
1. Is The Weekend Considered As A Business Day?
Except for some circumstances, the weekend doesn’t consider a business day. Generally, a business day is considered to be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time.
2. What Day Will It Be In 5 Business Days?
Five business days means Monday to Friday except for Saturday and Sunday.
3. What Does 3 To 5 Business Days Mean?
Three business days means any of the 3 days from Monday to Friday. On the other hand, five business days means Monday to Friday and if there is a weekend then it will take 7 calendar days to complete the 5 business days.
4. Does Amazon Consider Saturday A Business Day?
No, Amazon doesn’t consider Saturday as a business day. Usually, Amazon calculates the transit time using business days so Saturday and Sunday won’t be counted toward the transit time. However, there is a weekend delivery option available on Amazon. During the checkout time, you can select it if you want to receive the product at weekends.
5. Do Bank Transactions Go Through On Saturday?
Generally, banks won’t process payments to accounts at other banks over weekends or on public holidays. If you make a payment during the non-business day then the bank will complete the process in the next business day.
6. Do Weekends Count As Business Days For Shipping?
Usually, for shipping business day refers to an official working day, and weekends and holidays are excluded from shipping times. However, there are companies that operate 7-days a week like UPS and FedEx. They count the weekends as business days for shopping.
7. Is Sunday A Business Day For USPS?
Yes, Sunday is a business day for the US postal service. So you can expect different types of packages that will be delivered on Sundays.
8. How Many Hours Is A Business Day? or, How long is a business day?
24 hours is a business day. A lot of people become confused because of business hours and working hours. The working hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm while the business hour starts at 12:00 am and ends at 11:59 pm.
The business day in the USA runs from Monday to Friday. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the day.
There are three traditional working hours in a day and they are typically called “9-5.” These hours also apply to every other country in the Western world.
9. What Is A Calendar Day?
A calendar day is every day of a week on the calendar regardless of business days or weekends or public holidays.
10. What Is The Difference Between Business Day And Calendar Day?
A business day is the working day of a week and usually, these days are from Monday to Friday and do not include the holiday or weekends. On the other hand, Calendar day is every day of a calendar including working days, business days, weekends, and holidays.
11. How Long Is A Calendar Day?
A calendar day is 24 hours. It starts at 12:00 am and ends at 11:59 pm every day.
12. How Many Weeks Is A Calendar Month?
Every month in the Gregorian calendar has 4 weeks and every month is consisting of a minimum of 28 days.
13. What’s Our Calendar Called?
Our calendar is called the Gregorian calendar and many people know it as New Style Calendar. This calendar was proclaimed in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a reform of the Julian calendar.
14. What Is The Legal Definition Of One Month?
The legal definition of one month is 30 consecutive days. So, it might be the 1st day of the month to the last day of the month or a date from one month to the same date to the next month like 15th March to 15th April.
15. How Many Weeks Are There In The Year 2020?
The year 2020 has 52 weeks. Normally a year consists of 52 weeks and 1 day but for leap years, the year consists of 20 weeks and 2 days.
16. Was There A Year 0?
There was no year 0 in the Anno Domini (AD) system as well as the Gregorian calendar. However, there is a year 0 in astronomical year numbering as well as in all Buddhist and Hindu calendars.
References:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_day
2. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/business-day.asp
Last Updated on October 19, 2022 by Magalie D.
Magalie D. is a Diploma holder in Public Administration & Management from McGill University of Canada. She shares management tips here in MGTBlog when she has nothing to do and gets some free time after working in a multinational company at Toronto.
