Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave)....

Annual leave begins to build up (‘accrue’) as soon as a worker starts their job. An employer can use a ‘leave year’ or an ‘accrual’ system to work...

Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that they take. Most workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year....

The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as the amount of leave a worker wants to take, plus 1 day. For example, a work...

During their notice period the worker may be able to take whatever is left of their statutory annual leave. Use the holiday entitlement calculator...