October 1: Holiday entitlement increases to 4.8 weeks

The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 increase the statutory minimum holiday entitlement from four weeks to 4.8 weeks on 1 October 2007.

This is the first of two increases in holiday entitlement, with the increase from 4.8 weeks to 5.6 weeks taking effect on 1 April 2009.

• Guidance on the introduction of additional annual leave and Difficult holiday entitlement issues   IRS examines the impact of the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007, which phase in an entitlement to an additional 1.6 weeks' statutory annual leave from 1 October 2007.

Letter informing an employee of an increase in his or her holiday entitlement on 1 October 2007   One of three model letters from HR & Compliance Centre's policies and documents service designed to help employers prepare for the increase in the minimum statutory holiday entitlement.
Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007: an overview; full-time worker case study; frequently asked questions; part-time worker case study   A series of articles on the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 from Osborne Clarke.

Also

Employment law: what you need to do for 1 October   From HR & Compliance Centre's employment intelligence blog.

Time for some good news on holiday entitlement and What's the minimum annual leave entitlement in the Bahamas?   From HR & Compliance Centre's employment intelligence blog.

Annual leave 2007: paid holidays in 135 organisations   A survey published by IRS Employment Review finds little current movement in annual leave entitlements, but with legal reform due in October 2007, change is in the air.