More and more small businesses are offering staff unlimited holiday. Is it really a sensible idea and if not, what other options are available if you wanted to extend entitlement?
Published 17.05.2019
As Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve fall on a Monday it’s been suggested you close on those days. If any staff don’t have enough holiday left to cover these dates, can you force them to take unpaid
leave?
Published 26.11.2018
If an employee asks to take holiday during their notice period, you can refuse their request. But what if you want them to take some or all of their unused annual leave entitlement during their
notice period - is this possible?
Published 31.08.2022
You want to shut down on the Friday between Christmas and New Year to give everyone a five-day break. Can you insist that staff take this day off as annual leave and what if they don’t have any
holiday left?
Published 11.12.2019
Employees who’ve not been able to take their annual holiday entitlement during 2020 may have the right to carry their untaken leave forward for up to two years. There are several ways you can stop
this. What are they?
Published 22.09.2020
Apparently, one in every 20 workers claims that they don’t receive any paid holiday entitlement. What must your business give its employees by law and are you obliged to give consultants any paid
holiday?
Published 30.10.2019
In 2022 the last May bank holiday has been moved to Thursday 2 June and there’s a one-off additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June. If a part timer doesn’t usually work on Fridays, must you
give them time off in lieu?
Published 18.02.2022
An urgent business matter has arisen and only one person can deal with it. The trouble is they’re due to go on annual leave imminently. If they stay to help you out, must you reimburse any lost
holiday costs they incur?
Published 01.12.2015
You’ve decided to shut down between Christmas and New Year to give staff a well-deserved break. However, one employee doesn’t have enough holiday left to cover this period. Can they use days from
next year’s holiday entitlement?
Published 31.10.2023
Despite the summer months being a prime time for holidays, over 50% of employees choose not to take their full annual leave entitlement. If this happens, must you pay them in lieu for any untaken
leave?
Published 12.06.2018