Annual leave and holiday pay

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Holiday pay

  There are no recent updates to highlight.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Holiday and holiday pay: irregular hours and part-year workers

  There are no recent updates to highlight.

• Date:

  8 January 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Bank holidays: six things employers need to know

  Are employees entitled to extra pay for working on bank holidays? What does an employer do if an employee refuses to work on a bank holiday? How should bank holidays be managed for part-time employees? We explain how to deal with some of the most common issues public holidays can raise.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Sporting events policy

  Updated to flag up that the football World Cup runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026. 

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Northern Ireland: holiday and holiday pay

  This guide sets out the differences between the law on holiday and holiday pay in Northern Ireland compared with Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).

• Date:

  22 October 2025

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  Compare your organisation using the new Brightmine benchmarker spreadsheets

  Available to all HR & Compliance Centre and Benchmarking - HR Metrics customers, the new benchmarker spreadsheets allow you to generate tailored insights for your organisation and see how you compare to other organisations on key metrics, from pay awards to holiday entitlement.

• Date:

  15 August 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Statutory annual leave entitlement - a global view

  Welcome to the Brightmine interactive world map showing statutory annual leave entitlements in 26 countries. This visual tool allows you to explore how many days of holiday employees are entitled to in different regions. Hover over the country you want to know about for more detailed insights.

• Date:

  10 July 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Some annual leave myths dispelled

  Do employees automatically have the right to carry over untaken annual leave into the following leave year? Is there a ban on rolled-up holiday pay? As we head into the summer holiday season in the UK, Stephen Simpson rounds up some common misconceptions around paid annual leave entitlement.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Effective annual leave management: Practices to engage employees

  Updated to include insights from the 2024 Brightmine research on annual leave.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Effective annual leave management: Policies and procedures

  Updated to include insights from the 2024 Brightmine research on annual leave.