Annual leave

[ali-s]

DS24 works in hospitality so is furloughed until May. He's had a letter from his employer saying 7 days of this years leave have been allocated to March. So this leaves him with 21 days annual leave. I have always counted my leave in days but the government website says minimum of 5.6 weeks leave , assuming they are counting Monday to Friday as a standard working week.
DS works fulltime , weekends, evenings, bank holidays included. He has approximately 2 days off in 7 , but his days off change each week and he often went 7+ days between days off.
So, for a standard 2 week holiday starting on Saturday and finishing on Sunday how many days leave would he need to use ?
I'm guessing the government Monday - Friday = 1 week doesn't apply.
I'm worrying that he won't have enough leave for our week in May plus 2 weeks in November.

[KarenG]

Originally Posted by ali-s

DS24 works in hospitality so is furloughed until May. He's had a letter from his employer saying 7 days of this years leave have been allocated to March. So this leaves him with 21 days annual leave. I have always counted my leave in days but the government website says minimum of 5.6 weeks leave , assuming they are counting Monday to Friday as a standard working week.
DS works fulltime , weekends, evenings, bank holidays included. He has approximately 2 days off in 7 , but his days off change each week and he often went 7+ days between days off.
So, for a standard 2 week holiday starting on Saturday and finishing on Sunday how many days leave would he need to use ?
I'm guessing the government Monday - Friday = 1 week doesn't apply.
I'm worrying that he won't have enough leave for our week in May plus 2 weeks in November.

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When does his leave year run from and to? (I’m wondering when it refreshes)

If they do it in days I’d guess 10 days for the two week period but it would depend on his shift allocation.

[Mikeandrach]

Bear in mind the govt figure includes bank holidays in the assumption you don’t work them.

If you do work them you’re entitled to days in lieu and or paid overtime usually

[ali-s]

Originally Posted by KarenG

When does his leave year run from and to? (I’m wondering when it refreshes)

If they do it in days I’d guess 10 days for the two week period but it would depend on his shift allocation.

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1st January to 31st December

I'm wondering if the 28 days ( inc bank holidays) is only relevant to a 5 day working week and he would get 5.6 full 7 day weeks. So a 2 week holiday Saturday to Sunday inclusive would be 2.something weeks ?
But would that tally with 7 days leave being allocated for the first quarter of the year.? I'm confused.

[KarenG]

Originally Posted by ali-s

1st January to 31st December

I'm wondering if the 28 days ( inc bank holidays) is only relevant to a 5 day working week and he would get 5.6 full 7 day weeks. So a 2 week holiday Saturday to Sunday inclusive would be 2.something weeks ?
But would that tally with 7 days leave being allocated for the first quarter of the year.? I'm confused.

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I guess the 7 days out of 28 is exactly a quarter of the allocation and the fact they are insisting 7 days is taken in Q1 is as blunt a tool as that? (A quarter of the year and a quarter of the allocation)

[Anne]

Originally Posted by ali-s

1st January to 31st December

I'm wondering if the 28 days ( inc bank holidays) is only relevant to a 5 day working week and he would get 5.6 full 7 day weeks. So a 2 week holiday Saturday to Sunday inclusive would be 2.something weeks ?
But would that tally with 7 days leave being allocated for the first quarter of the year.? I'm confused.

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Maximum statutory holiday allowance is 28 days. Doesn't matter if you work 5, 6 or 7 days a week as far as I know.

[Mikeandrach]

Originally Posted by Anne

Maximum statutory holiday allowance is 28 days. Doesn't matter if you work 5, 6 or 7 days a week as far as I know.

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There is no,maximum, only a minimum.

It can be pro ratad to, so if you get say 20 days plus the bank holidays if full time, someone doing 3 days out of 5 would get 12 days plus the bank holidays

[Orlandobelle]

5.6 weeks is the equivalent of 28 days.
This is the minimum (statutory) leave & can include bank hols. The figure is based on 4 weeks + 8 Bank hols but does not have to include the actual public holiday dates (ie you would get a day in lieu if you worked a bank hol)

If he's not working regular days then the allowance still applies - he could pick and chose when to take leave to take advantage of the rest days built into his tota

[lizzie145]

5.6 weeks is 28 days and this may or may not include bank holidays.
There is some clarity needed on hours as I have seen it worked out at 28 x 7 hours but also 28 x ?hours, for example if you always work 10 hours it is 28 x10. Though bank holidays are shorter.

I assume he works 5 out of 7 each week so if he is able to request days off he could try to have the weekend as days off, then 10 annual leave days

[MinniMouse]

Here is calculator on HMRC. You can input hours worked or days per week. Easy to use. gov.uk/calculate-your-holiday-entitlement