# UK Minimum Holiday **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 3, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332 "2007-07-03T11:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![illuminati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@illuminati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illuminati)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/1 "2007-07-03T11:53:25Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/2 "2007-07-03T12:07:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/3 "2007-07-03T12:11:11Z")
[QUOTE=illuminati] I have heard that in 2009 the minimum goes up to 28 days + bank holidays. [/QUOTE] 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](http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/14/40532/minimum-holiday-entitlement-q.html) seems a pretty good precis of the rules that will apply to part-time workers etc. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/4 "2007-07-03T12:15:13Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] 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. [/QUOTE] 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)_ ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/5 "2007-07-03T13:29:17Z")
[QUOTE=Szlater] 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)_ [/QUOTE] No, those entitlements include the eight statutory holidays. ---
**Author:** ![illuminati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@illuminati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/illuminati)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/6 "2007-07-03T13:37:16Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] 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](http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/14/40532/minimum-holiday-entitlement-q.html) seems a pretty good precis of the rules that will apply to part-time workers etc. [/QUOTE] 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? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-minimum-holiday/410332/7 "2007-07-03T13:49:33Z")
[QUOTE=illuminati] does the 28 days include the bank holidays? [/QUOTE] 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.