UK Minimum Holiday

Factual Questions
1

I am in need of advice.

I need to know what the minimum holiday entitlement is for UK resisdents.

I live and work in london full time.

I currently get 21 days (have done for 3 years) But we must take 3 days at christmas, as the whole industry is closed.
My opinion is that the industry is closed and its not my fault. I am willing to work between xmas and new year as my partner does and I end up at my parents watching rubbish TV.

We are a relatively small company with no HR dept. so its hard to as general questions without ‘rocking the boat’.

I have heard that in 2009 the minimum goes up to 28 days + bank holidays.

Does anyone know the truth? Any sites?

Thanks in advance!

2

AFAIK (my wife works in HR), it’s 20 days’ paid leave per annum for a full-time employee, and the company can tell you when to take 'em. Also you can only carry 5 days over to the next year.

3

Not quite: currently the minimum is 20 days, which includes the normal 8 statutory days. This is increasing in two tranches - to 24 days 1st October 2007, and to 28 days 1st October 2008 (both inclusive of the stat holidays).

This seems a pretty good precis of the rules that will apply to part-time workers etc.

4

I’m pretty sure you’re right, but it goes up to 24 days in october 2007 and then 28 days in october 2008. That’s in addition to the 8 bank holidays.
Edited to correct date (april 2009 - > october 2008)

5

No, those entitlements include the eight statutory holidays.

6

I have shown this to someone in the office and the response has been bad.

Apparantly the 18 days I get + 8 bank holidays + 3 days Xmas = 29 days

So no extra.

does the 28 days include the bank holidays?

7

I’m afraid so. The thing with the three days at Xmas is between you and your employer unfortunately. One of my mates works for a company that shuts for a fortnight over Xmas and New Year, which is less than ideal.