To motivate staff, Richard Branson has announced that employees at Virgin’s parent company can take as much holiday as they want, when they want. This is unrealistic for most smaller employers but
what could you do instead?
Published 22.10.2014
You offer all your employees the same amount of holiday but one member of staff says this isn’t enough. They’ve asked if they can buy some additional days from you. If you agree, are there any
benefits for you in this arrangement?
Published 24.10.2018
One way to boost staff motivation levels is to allow employees to buy additional annual leave. But what about the opposite arrangement, whereby employees are allowed to sell holiday back to you? Is
this an equally good idea?
Published 15.12.2014
According to Citizens Advice, thousands of workers are being denied their rights to statutory annual leave. It says this is often caused by misunderstandings over how the rules operate. So what are
the basics?
Published 05.05.2011
An employee wants to carry their unused statutory holiday entitlement over into your next holiday year so that they can travel long-haul to visit family. What, if anything, can they carry over?
Published 14.12.2022
One of your employees will soon be taking a two-week holiday. During that time it would be really helpful if they could deal with any urgent queries. Can you ask them to still be available for work
on this basis?
Published 01.06.2017
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
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
It’s been suggested that you shut down completely between Christmas and New Year to give everyone a break. If an employee doesn’t have enough holiday to cover this period, can you force them to take
unpaid leave instead?
Published 01.10.2021
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