HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT

DID YOU KNOW......

that your statutory holiday entitlement increased in October to 4.8 weeks per year for a full time worker. This means that you are entitled to 24 days paid holiday per year BUT this allowance can include public/bank holidays, of which there are currently 8 for Great Britain and 10 for Northern Ireland.

The holiday allowance will increase further to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009.

Part-time workers are are entitled to the same level of holiday but on a pro rata basis (so 4.8 then 5.6 times your usual working week).

Worth knowing is that you start accruing holiday time as soon as you start work. Your employer CAN control when you take your holiday and you will receive your normal pay for your holiday. When you finish a job you will be paid for any holiday you have not taken.

Also worth knowing is that there is no statutory right to be paid for bank and public holidays. If you decide to work on a bank or public holiday, there is no automatic right to an enhanced pay rate. What you get paid depends on your contract of employment.