FAQs

All items: Annual leave

Can employees carry over unused statutory annual leave to the next holiday year?

Updated to reflect legislation in place from 1 January 2024 confirming the circumstances in which annual leave can be carried forward.
What is an employee's holiday entitlement if an extra bank holiday is granted one year?
If an employee's contractual holiday entitlement is a number of days "plus eight bank holidays" are they entitled to an extra bank holiday that is granted one year?
Under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, are agency workers entitled to the same rights relating to working time and annual leave as direct recruits?
How should employers deal with requests for time off to watch key events during the Olympic Games or other major sporting events?
If an employee is on sickness absence during a bank holiday, are they entitled to be paid or to receive time off in lieu?
Can an employee take annual leave while on long-term sickness absence?
Can an employer cancel an employee's booked period of annual leave?
Does an employer have to agree to an employee's request to cancel a booked period of annual leave?
Do employees continue to accrue annual leave during a period of shared parental leave?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on annual leave.