FAQs

All items: Holiday entitlement and maternity leave

Where an employee cannot take all their accrued statutory holiday due to maternity leave, must they be allowed to carry it over?

Updated to reflect legislation in force from 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to maternity leave can be carried forward.
If an employee does not return from maternity leave, does the employer have to pay them in lieu of the annual leave that they accrued during maternity leave?
Do employees on maternity leave continue to accrue holiday during this period?
Can an employee take a period of paid holiday in between their ordinary maternity leave and additional maternity leave?
Are employers required to provide pay or time off in lieu of bank holidays that coincide with maternity leave?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on holiday entitlement and maternity leave.