[Ian Rochester]

For those of you who employ are you aware that the holiday entitlements change as of 1st Oct 2007, moves from minimum of 20 days (inc Bank Holidays) to 24 days (inc bank holidays).  Then in April 2009 it is being increased to 28 days (inc bank holidays)

Make sure you have it in your costings if you are only paying minimum holidays at the moment.


Extract from www.direct.gov.uk

The basics of holiday rights
There is a minimum right to paid holiday, but your employer may offer more than this. The main things you should know about holiday rights are:

from 1 October this year you are entitled to a minimum of 4.8 weeks
the entitlement will increase again to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009
those working part-time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata (so 4.8 then 5.6 times your usual working week)

you start building up holiday as soon as you start work
your employer can control when you take your holiday
you get paid your normal pay for your holiday
when you finish a job, you get paid for any holiday you’ve not taken
bank and public holidays in Britain can be included in your minimum entitlement