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
An employee has sent an e-mail saying they’ll be a few days late returning to work from annual leave as their flight back to the UK has been cancelled. As they say it’s not their fault, what should
you do now?
Published 21.09.2018
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
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
Quite surprisingly, 80% of workers admit to regularly picking up work e-mails when they’re on annual leave; apparently it helps them to relax! Such behaviour is commendable, but is this something you
should ban or encourage?
Published 08.09.2010
An employee is due to start ten days’ annual leave shortly. However, they’ve just presented you with a fit note which says “no work for four weeks”. What should that period of time now be classed as:
sickness absence or holiday?
Published 11.06.2013
An employee was due back from holiday at the beginning of the week. However, they didn’t turn up or make contact. If there’s no sign of them by Friday, can you assume they’ve quit and terminate their
employment?
Published 22.09.2014
An employee recently submitted a holiday request which you rejected for legitimate business reasons. However, she’s now informed you that she will be taking that time off anyway. What should you do
now?
Published 23.05.2016
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 07.06.2022
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