Annual, Bank & Public Holidays
Holiday Entitlement
Your contract of employment specifies your annual holiday entitlement in addition to bank/public holidays. Any changes will be advised to you in writing or issued by general notice to all affected employees. Part-time employees will receive a pro-rata entitlement to full-time employees.
Payment in Lieu
It is our usual policy not to make payments in lieu of untaken holidays.
Calculation of Entitlement
A "working week" may vary from employee to employee and is shown in your contract of employment.
You accrue holidays concurrently during the year. Your
entitlement for part years of service (i.e. joiners/leavers) is
calculated as 1/12th of the annual entitlement for each complete month
of service during the current holiday year.
Holiday Year
Our holiday year begins on the 1st January and ends on the 31st December each year.
Carrying forward annual leave
Holiday entitlement must be used during the calendar year in which it is accrued, except for up to three days which an employee may elect to carry into the following calendar year. Any accrued but unused holiday entitlement in excess of three days will be forfeited on December 31st , except for new employees who commenced employment after that date in the year concerned, who will be allowed to carry forward any holiday entitlement accrued but untaken during the calendar year in which they started into the following holiday year.
Leaving during the
Holiday Year
If your employment terminates, any holidays accrued but not taken may
not be used before you leave unless agreed upon by your supervisor.
Any unused holiday balance will be paid in lieu as part of your final
termination pay.
If your employment terminates (irrespective of the reason) and
you have taken holidays exceeding the days accrued and due to you at the
effective date of termination of employment, we reserve the right to
recover a sum equal to the amount of excess holidays taken by making a
deduction from your final pay. By signing and returning the Return Slip,
you consent to any such deduction. You will be notified of such in
writing.
Bank Holidays
The bank holidays observed by the company are;
New Years Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Early May bank holiday
Spring bank holiday
Summer bank holiday
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Holiday Pay
Holiday pay is calculated using normal contractual weekly hours as specified in your contract of employment.
Otherwise, for any employee who does not work a basic week of
fixed or regular hours and/or days of work, calculation of a “week’s
holiday pay” is based on an average of earnings during the twelve weeks
actually worked in the period leading up to the start date of your
holiday.
