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Holiday allowance
Mon 23 Apr 2012 04:55 PM
Debs
Associate CB.Cert PM.Dip
Practice Licence


2 posts 		I understand that each person is entitled to 28 days leave per year and that the 28 days can include the bank holidays. For an employee working 3 days per week (Mon-Wed) they would have 16.8 days leave.  However, a company is saying that the employee is only entitled to 12 days leave as they do not wish to include bank holidays in the leave entitlement. Is the company allowed to do this?
  		 
 
 
Mon 23 Apr 2012 05:08 PM
Rosemary

Rosemary

Associate CB.Cert
Practice Licence


41 posts 		Hi,



I don't think they can! 28 days is the statutory minimum holiday as per the direct gov site. However many days the employee works you multiply by 5.6 for their holiday entitlement. And it is pro-rata for those that commence employment during the holiday year.

I hope this helps!


Best wishes



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Mon 23 Apr 2012 05:22 PM
hdodsworth

hdodsworth

Member CB.Dip PM.Dip
Practice Licence


50 posts 		Hi Debs,

From http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_10029788

* you are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid annual leave - 28 days for someone working five days a week (capped at a statutory maximum of 28 days for all working patterns)
* part-time workers are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata (so 5.6 times your usual working week, eg 22.4 days for someone working four days a week)
* bank and public holidays can be included in your minimum entitlement

I believe that the employer must give the employee the statutory minimum annual leave or have an employment contract that entitles the employee to 20 days' annual leave plus all bank and public holidays. With the latter, the employee would get extra holidays for special days such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Business Link also has info on holiday entitlements:
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1074414843&r.l1=1073858787&r.l2=1084822795&r.l3=1074414642&r.s=sc&type=RESOURCES

Hope this helps.

Edited at 23 Apr 2012 05:23 PM GMT

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Mon 23 Apr 2012 09:42 PM
sarah

sarah

Fellow
Practice Licence


691 posts 		Hi

Yes they can include the bank holidays in the minium entiltllement.   I would have said it was the norm in small business. 

  It tends to be larger companies that give more voluntary. But even now most don,t.


The above post From Helen is quite correct .

Edited at 23 Apr 2012 09:44 PM GMT

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