Updated to reflect that the Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which will extend redundancy protection to employees returning from adoption leave, are in force from 6 April 2024.
Changes to statutory paternity leave are introduced, including that employees can take two non-consecutive weeks' leave and the period for taking leave is extended to 52 weeks after the birth.
Updated to reflect that, for holiday years beginning on or after 1 April 2024, an accrual method applies when calculating holiday entitlement for irregular hours workers and part-year workers.
Enhanced by creating three separate guides on managing annual leave effectively, to help you find the guidance you need. This initial guide focuses on how employers can use annual leave to benefit employee wellbeing and improve business efficacy.
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.