Is there a standard leave (holiday) entitlement?
Yes. Under the Working Time Regulations workers are entitled to 4.8 weeks annual leave if they work full time (35 hours or more per week.) Part time workers are entitled to 4.8 weeks holiday – as a proportion of their working week. For example, someone who works 2 days a week would be entitled to 9.6 days holiday per year. This is commonly referred to as “pro-rata for part-time workers “. A worker begins accruing annual leave entitlement from the first day of their employment. A simple method of calculating how much leave a worker is entitled to is that for every 13 weeks worked the worker has earned 1 weeks annual leave.
