HOLIDAYS – GENERAL RULES
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Workers are entitled to a minimum 5.6 weeks paid holiday (28 days for someone who works a five-day week) under the Working Time Regulations.
● This right applies to all workers and not just employees.
● Holidays must be taken in the year in which they are accrued.
● A worker cannot be paid in lieu of taking their holidays, except where their employment has ended.
● Pay during holidays is calculated in the same way as a normal week’s pay.
● Overtime will only be included in the calculation if the employer is contractually obliged to pay it. Performance-related bonuses should be included.
● Holiday rights are calculated on a monthly basis. In a year a worker is entitled to a 12th of the statutory annual leave for each month worked.
● Workers wanting to take leave should give notice of at least twice the length of the holiday requested.
For guidance from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and a holiday ready reckoner, go to: http://bit.ly/bp55cu