22
Jan
Holidays
On returning to work in the New Year, many will be reaching for
the travel brochures to plan their next holiday getaway. Now would
be a good time to ensure that your employees’ (or your own)
holiday entitlement has been correctly calculated, especially as
many employees’ entitlement may need to be increased due to a
change in the minimum holiday entitlement, which takes effect later
this year.
The current minimum statutory holiday entitlement is 4.8 weeks
(24 days per annum for an employee working a normal 5 day week).
This entitlement has applied since 1 October 2007 and is inclusive
of Statutory Bank Holidays.
A further increase in entitlement from 4.8 weeks to 5.6 weeks
(28 days per annum) applies from 1 April 2009.
Where the holiday year end is not 31 March, then employers must
pro-rate the entitlement.
For example for an employee working a normal 5 day week with a
year end of 31 December 2009 then their minimum holiday entitlement
would be:
3 months x 4.8 weeks = 6
9 months x 5.6 weeks = 21
Total entitlement 27 days
The Business Link website gives a link to enable an
individual’s entitlement to be calculated. This is
particularly helpful for part time employees.
Internet links: Business link holiday calculator and BERR website
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