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Holiday allowance FAQ

UK statutory entitlement

In the UK all full time workers are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks (28 days) paid holiday per year. This is known as "Statutory entitlement".

Employers must not round down holiday entitlement, it can only be rounded up.

Public holidays can be included as part of that 28 days.

Leaving part way through a year

If an employee leaves part way through a leave year they are entitled to part of their statutory entitlement based on how much of the leave year they are employed by the employer

Part time workers

Any employee who works less than 5 days per week is regarded as part-time. Although they are still entitled to 5.6 weeks of annual leave, this will amount to fewer than 28 days.

The 28 days is pro-rates according to how many days per week they work. For example, an employee who works 3 days per week will earn 3/5ths of 28 days. 16.8 days.

More than statutory leave

Of course employers can choose to offer more than statutory leave and this is very common.

The rules that apply to statutory leave do not apply to the additional. For example an employee may need to be employed for a certain duration before being entitled to the additional allowance.

Upper limit of statutory leave

The upper limit of statutory leave is also 5.6 weeks. So although it can be pro-rated downwards for employees working less than 5 days per week, it does not increase for those working 6 or 7 days. For those workers, statutory leave will stay at 5.6 weeks.

Carry over

Carry forward of annual leave is normally a contractual provision agreed between employee and employer.

The only statutory obligation to allow an employee to carry leave forward into the next year is when sickness or maternity prevents the employee from taking their entitlement. In this case a maximum of 20 days can be carried forward.

Starting part way through a year

If an employee starts part way through a leave year they are only entitled to part of their statutory entitlement. Their entitlement will be a pro-rata based on how much of the leave year is left.

Further reading

The excellent gov.uk website provides more detailed guidance on Holiday pay and emploment rights.

As too does ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)

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