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Annual leave and holiday pay

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  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Holiday pay

    This guide sets out how to calculate holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998, including pay in lieu of holiday on termination.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

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

    This guide sets out the paid annual leave entitlement for workers who meet the definition of irregular hours or part-year workers under the Working Time Regulations 1998. Holiday entitlement for these workers accrues throughout the year and employers have the option of paying them rolled-up holiday pay.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Holiday: notice, timing and carry-over

    This guide sets out the notice requirements for annual leave, the impact of sickness absence and family leave on the timing of holiday and the circumstances in which holiday entitlement can be carried over to the following leave year.

  • Type:
    International

    Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

    This table sets out the basic statutory entitlement for annual leave (holidays) and pay for 45 countries.

  • 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:
    Employment law guide

    Holiday entitlement

    Updated with further information on enforcement of the right to holiday pay under the Employment Rights Bill.

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    Policies and procedures

    Sporting events policy

    Updated to flag up that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games run from 26 July to 11 August. 

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    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.

  • Date:
    11 April 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    New holiday pay provisions - regulations in need of reform

    The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 were intended to simplify the calculation of holiday pay and entitlement following the UK's departure from the EU. But they seem to have brought as much confusion as clarity. Darren Newman provides some guidance.

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