Annual leave and holiday pay

New and updated

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Potential absence and attendance scenarios and how to deal with them

  Date:

  19 March 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  We set out some possible scenarios related to absence and attendance that HR professionals may face during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and explain how they could tackle them. Additional scenarios (added on 19 March) now cover an employee being unable to work because their child's school has closed or an elderly relative has fallen ill, and an employee due to return to work has been stranded abroad.

• How Paddle introduced unlimited annual leave and unrestricted flexible working for all its employees

  Date:

  26 February 2020

  Type:

  Case studies

  Technology company Paddle talks to XpertHR about introducing unlimited paid annual leave and unrestricted flexible working for employees, how these radical policies work in practice and the positive impact they have had on the business.

• 2020 employment law: Eight action points for HR

  Date:

  9 January 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The new year begins with a new government, the prospect of Brexit and a number of employment law developments already on the horizon. What does HR need to do to meet its obligations and prepare for the year ahead?

• Time off over Christmas and New Year

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  We round up our resources that will help employers manage requests for time off during the festive season, when business needs may range from requiring a certain level of cover to shutting down operations. Our resources include research on employers' arrangements for work and rest over the Christmas and New Year period, to help you benchmark your organisation.

• Long-term sick leave: Holiday carry-over limited to four weeks, confirms ECJ

  Date:

  21 November 2019

  Type:

  Law reports

  In TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that, in the absence of domestic legislation or collective agreements to the contrary, workers on sick leave are not entitled to carry over any paid annual leave over and above the EU minimum of four weeks.

• Holiday entitlement on long-term sickness absence policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information on TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, in which the European Court of Justice confirmed that, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, holiday carry-over for workers on sick leave is limited to four weeks.

• Holiday entitlement contract clause

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information on TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, in which the European Court of Justice confirmed that, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, holiday carry-over for workers on sick leave is limited to four weeks.

• Holiday approval and carry-over contract clause

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information on TSN v Hyvinvointialan Liitto Ry; AKT v Satamaoperaattorit Ry, in which the European Court of Justice confirmed that, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, holiday carry-over for workers on sick leave is limited to four weeks.

• Policy on sporting and other special events

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include dates for the 2020 Olympics and the football European Championships.

• How should an employer calculate a term-time worker's paid holiday?

  Type:

  FAQs