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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A flexible bank holidays scheme can help you to create a more inclusive workplace and may assist with staff recruitment and retention. How do these schemes operate and what should you consider before
deciding whether to introduce one?
Published 01.05.2024
An employee who’s gone off sick has accrued a stack of paid annual leave as they’ve hardly taken any time off in the past year. Can you insist that they use their paid holiday entitlement instead of
taking sickness absence?
Published 23.02.2021