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
Due to the way the bank holidays fall in April and May 2017, many employees will be able to take 18 consecutive days off work using nine days’ holiday. If this doesn’t suit you, can you say “no”?
Published 13.01.2017
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
Last minute holidays have become increasingly popular. But an employee can’t book one and then expect you to fall in with their eleventh hour plans. What’s the real deal here?
Published 29.06.2015
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
All workers are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday in each leave year. But what happens when a new employee starts work part-way through your leave year? How is their statutory holiday
entitlement calculated?
Published 30.08.2016
A job candidate has asked if you will honour their two-week holiday which has already been booked. Must you grant a new hire’s pre-booked holiday and if so would they be entitled to pay during this
time?
Published 23.06.2021
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 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
Like any careful employer, you want to do everything you can to protect your workplace and its employees. Can you introduce a “UK holidays only this year” rule or ban staff from taking trips to known
COVID-19 hotspots?
Published 12.05.2021