Minimum
Holiday Entitlement to Rise
A few months ago we reported on the proposal by
the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) to
increase the minimum statutory holiday entitlement
from the current 20 days (including bank holidays)
to 28 days (bank holidays inclusive). The DTI have
been consulting with interested parties and should
shortly publish the findings of their consultation.
The proposal is to increase the statutory annual
leave entitlement in two stages:
- rising from 20 to 24 days on 1 October
2007, and
- from 24 to 28 days on 1 October 2008.
If, as expected, the proposal becomes law employers
will have to increase holiday entitlements from
1 October 2007 for the four days increase from
20 days to 24 days. This may not coincide with
the employer’s holiday year and it will have
to be awarded proportionally from 1 October.
To give an example an employee currently entitled
to the statutory minimum entitlement of 20 days
(including bank holidays) with a holiday year to
December 2007 would be entitled to one additional
day for the three months covered by the increased
minimum entitlement from 1 October 2007 to 31 December
2007. (four day annual increase from 1 October
2007 pro rated for three months).
Internet Link:
DTI press release |
