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Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’…
For regular-hours workers, employers can use a ‘leave year’ or an…
Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that…
The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as…
During their notice period the worker may be able to take whatever is left…
Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide or pay for employees' holidays
As an employer providing holidays for your employees, you have certain…
What you have to report to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) depends on who…
Holiday calculator to work out statutory holiday leave in days or hours
An explanation of how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance.
Rolled-up holiday pay: what it is, when it can be used and what SIA approved contractors must do if they use it.
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
Travel disruption and work - employee rights, employer rights, paid and unpaid holiday entitlement, winter weather
Work out how much statutory holiday leave you’re entitled to as an agricultural worker
How holiday pay and entitlement has changed from 1 January 2024.
Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays
PAYE procedures to follow if you pay holiday pay in advance or run a holiday pay scheme for your employees.
If you’re a VAT registered business, check if you can temporarily reduce the rate of VAT on supplies relating to hospitality, accommodation, or admission to certain attractions.
Information on business as usual restart dates and changes to current operational COVID-19 contingency ways of working.
Find out when your Child Benefit payments are due, and payment dates for bank holidays.
Includes career breaks and the holiday entitlement calculator
Opening times during the 2020 holiday period
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
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