Holiday | Acas

Workers must get paid holiday. By law, employers must make sure workers can take the holiday they're entitled to. Making sure workers take holiday can also improve productivity and reduce sickness.

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Holiday entitlement

How much annual leave someone gets. How to calculate holiday pay. Carrying over holiday. Bank holidays.

Holiday for irregular hours workers and part-year workers

What irregular hours workers and part-year workers are. How they build up annual leave.

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