Annual leave and holiday pay

New and updated

• Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Annual leave

  Enhanced with guidance on managing employees who wish to take holidays abroad during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Date:

  25 May 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Five potential HR holiday dilemmas this summer

  As restrictions on international travel ease, we highlight five potential annual leave issues that employers could face this summer and explain how HR professionals can tackle them.

• Date:

  13 January 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Key 2021 employment cases HR should know about

  We highlight key cases due to be decided this year and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: worker status, holiday pay, the national minimum wage and sleep-in care workers, trade unions and collective bargaining, and equal pay.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Bank and public holidays (England and Wales)

  A table listing the upcoming and past bank holidays dates for England and Wales.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Bank and public holidays (Scotland)

  A table listing the upcoming and past bank holidays dates for Scotland.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Bank and public holidays (Northern Ireland)

  A table listing the upcoming and past bank holidays dates for Northern Ireland.

• Type:

  How to

  How to manage bank holidays

  Updated to include a reference to the additional bank holiday in 2022.

• Type:

  FAQs

  When can annual leave be carried over due to the coronavirus crisis?

• Date:

  16 April 2020

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  HR and coronavirus survey: Four weeks into lockdown

  With the first frantic days of lockdown behind us, XpertHR asked HR practitioners about the challenges facing them and their organisations as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter responding to employee who has asked to cancel/change their holiday

  A model letter responding to an employee who has asked to cancel or change their holiday