An employee’s been off sick for some time and is receiving just Statutory Sick Pay. He’s now put in a request to be paid his annual leave entitlement in full. Is he entitled to holiday pay whilst
sick?
Published 20.10.2005
An employee can’t take accrued holiday entitlement during a period of maternity leave - it must be taken at another time. But what’s the situation if the employee is unable to take their accrued
holiday during the same holiday leave year?
Published 07.02.2023
The big question of whether an employee on long-term sick leave can still accrue statutory holiday pay has reappeared. So what’s the latest legal position?
Published 06.03.2008
Recently, the European Court of Justice ruled that an employee can reclaim their annual leave entitlement if they are sick during that time. If the media is to be believed, this is open to abuse. But
is the ruling really that bad?
Published 06.10.2009
This year, to mark the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the late May Bank Holiday will move to Monday June 4. In addition, Tuesday June 5 is a “celebratory” bank holiday. But why should you
start planning for this now?
Published 10.04.2012
You’ve received a holiday request form which has “holiday already booked” written across it. However, you can’t accommodate this request as you already have too many employees on annual leave then.
Where do you stand?
Published 04.05.2023
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, June 4 and 5 are bank holidays. Many employees have assumed they are automatically entitled to take both days off - but that’s not necessarily the case.
What’s the legal position?
Published 24.05.2012
Employees were recently handed the right to interrupt a period of paid annual leave and defer it to a later date if they fall sick, or are injured, during that time. Oh dear - is this as bad as it
sounds?
Published 28.08.2012
An employee who recently took a day’s sickness absence has now requested to have that day classed as annual leave. Is this possible or should their reason for absence be recorded accurately?
Published 10.03.2016
There’s now been a number of cases involving the right to carry over annual leave to the employer’s next holiday year where the employee has been on long-term sick leave. What’s the current legal
position?
Published 27.08.2013