Civil servants employed by the UK Government fear they could miss out on the World Cup bank holiday.
A one-off holiday will be held in Scotland to mark the men's team's first entry into the tournament in 28 years.
Monday, June 15 has been named as a bank holiday in the country following a royal proclamation formally approved by the King.
While employees working for the Scottish Government have been told they will get the holiday, some civil servants employed by the UK Government are still waiting to find out if they will get the day off.
This could have implications for staff who work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including those in job centres, the passport office, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
As of March 2021, there were approximately 24,800 civil servants in Scotland working for UK Government departments, representing 52.7% of the total 47,000 civil servants in the country.
A source told The Herald: "It doesn't seem fair that some of us are getting the holiday and some aren't.
"I mean the order did come from the top boss at the end of the day."
A spokesman for the UK Government said: "· We wish Scotland all the best as they reach their first men's World Cup finals in almost 30 years.
"It is up to individual departments to make a decision on this and we will provide advice, where necessary, to support departments with their decision making.
"We will update further in due course."
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Council workers in the Western Isles are not being given a public holiday while Fife an Falkirk have still to decide.
Steve Clarke's men ran out 4-2 winners against Denmark during a dramatic evening in November at Hampden Park .
Late goals from Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean sealed Scotland's place at the tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico next summer.
The bank holiday will follow Scotland's opening fixture against Haiti on June 14.
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