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Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes

• Entitlement

  Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’…

• Calculate leave entitlement

  For regular-hours workers, employers can use a ‘leave year’ or an…

• Holiday pay

  Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that…

• Booking time off

  The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as…

• Taking holiday before leaving a job

  During their notice period the worker may be able to take whatever is left…

Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

• Overview

  You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following: a…

• Eligibility

  You must prove that you: are 17 or over have enough money without help…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can apply to join you in the UK as your…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport or another valid…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a UK Ancestry visa before you travel to the UK.…

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your visa and stay in the UK for a further 5…

• Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement')

  You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve spent 5…

Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.

Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.

Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date

Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave

Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications to grant leave outside the Immigration Rules.

• Updated: 24 November 2025