defining irregular hours workers and part-year workers in relation to the introduction of the holiday entitlement accrual method and rolled-up holiday pay (see section 2).Visit employment status for further information on employment status and definitions. Individual contracts should be checked first, and if necessary, independent legal advice sought.Īll the illustrative holiday pay calculations provided in this guidance use gross pay data (before any taxes or deductions).Īll references to ‘worker’ refer to all individuals whose employment status is either as a ‘worker’ or an ‘employee’, meaning they are entitled to paid holiday. This additional holiday is known as contractual holiday entitlement. Many workers will have contracts entitling them to additional paid holiday beyond the statutory minimum. The guidance focuses on the legal minimum entitlement of 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday. If employers introduce changes to terms and conditions, they must seek to reach an agreement with their workers or their representatives. It is not intended to be relied upon in any specific context or as a substitute for seeking advice (legal or otherwise) on a specific circumstance, as each case may be different. It does not provide definitive answers to all individual queries. This guidance sets out the changes to the Working Time Regulations which the government introduced on 1 January 2024.

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