Benchmarking

Annual Leave 2017

The 2017 XpertHR benchmarking survey of UK employers' annual leave and holiday pay arrangements, based on responses from 543 organisations with a combined workforce of 609,218 employees, comprising a total of 952 employee groups.

Survey questions

What is the basic holiday entitlement for full-time employees (excluding bank/public holidays) at your organisation?
Have any changes been made to the basic holiday entitlement at your organisation in the past 12 months?
- What changes have been made to basic holiday entitlement at your organisation in the past 12 months?
Do employees at your organisation receive additional holiday entitlement according to length of service?
- What additional holiday entitlement do employees at your organisation receive according to length of service, and what is the qualifying period?
What additional holiday entitlement is given to employees as paid annual leave, other than bank holidays or service-related days?
What happens to any unused holiday entitlement at the end of the holiday year at your organisation (under normal circumstances)?
- What arrangements does your organisation have in place for any unused holiday entitlement at the end of the holiday year to be carried over or paid in lieu (under normal circumstances)?
Is basic pay included in holiday pay at your organisation?
- Is holiday pay calculated solely on basic pay at your organisation?
Are payments for voluntary overtime included in holiday pay at your organisation?
Are shift premia included in holiday pay at your organisation?
Are commission payments included in holiday pay at your organisation?
Are standby or call-out payments included in holiday pay at your organisation?
Are travelling-time payments included in holiday pay at your organisation?
What formula does your organisation use to calculate holiday pay?
Has recent case law had any impact on the types of pay included in holiday pay at your organisation?
Annual Leave 2017: List of survey participants

Additional information

Date:: 13 March 2017
Source:: XpertHR Surveys
Participants:: 952 employee groups from 543 organisations

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