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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 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…
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
Holiday calculator to work out statutory holiday leave in days or hours
PAYE procedures to follow if you pay holiday pay in advance or run a holiday pay scheme for your employees.
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
There are no immediate supply issues, but government is preparing now to give families long-term certainty and avoid unnecessary disruption.
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.
Local authority allocations for the holiday activities and food programme, and local authority support for school-age childcare.
Guidance for local authorities that will receive funding to deliver the holiday activities and food programme.
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