How should the additional holiday be treated when calculating weekly working time?
When calculating average weekly working time, if the worker is away during the reference period (the period over which working hours are averaged) because he or she is taking time off as part of the current four-week holiday entitlement, this time is made up for in the calculation by adding the hours worked during the days which immediately followed the 17-week period, using the same number of days as those when work was missed. The additional holiday may however be included as non-working time for the purpose of calculating weekly working hours – the time does not have to be made up for – just as contractual leave in excess of the statutory four-week entitlement may be treated at present.
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