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
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
You’ve probably heard it several times before. An employee returns from holiday only to tell you that he was sick for the duration of his break. What do you do? Reinstate his holiday? Pay him SSP?
And what about other situations?
Published 08.09.2005
An employee’s been signed off sick for a couple of weeks. You thought nothing more of it until you saw him in the street sporting a healthy tan. Further (discreet) enquiries reveal that he’d been
holidaying in Spain. What should you do?
Published 30.06.2005
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
An employee’s holiday plans have fallen apart due to the pandemic. They’ve asked to cancel their previously booked annual leave and take this time off at a later date. Must you agree?
Published 08.04.2020
If an employee’s on long-term sick leave are they still entitled to paid annual leave? What’s the latest on this following a Court of Appeal decision?
Published 19.05.2005
An employee has returned from annual leave and immediately tells you they were ill for most of it - in fact, things were so bad they couldn’t leave their hotel room for five days. Must you re-credit
their annual leave?
Published 01.05.2015
An employee has booked annual leave that they’re due to take next week. For whatever reason their plans have changed and they want to cancel this time off at the last minute. Must you agree?
Published 18.05.2018
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