What is the maximum statutory holiday entitlement?
The maximum statutory holiday entitlement will be capped at a maximum of 28 days, although an employer can give more. Do current holiday differentials have to be maintained? No. Any holiday that an employer may grant staff above the statutory holiday entitlement is a contractual matter between workers and employer. Should part-time staff receive time off if they don’t work on days on which bank holidays fall? Under the new regulations, time off for bank holidays should be pro-rataed. Part-time workers are entitled to 4.8 weeks’ holiday, based on the hours a week that they work, regardless of whether they work on days on which bank holidays fall. Do I have to round up the holiday entitlement to the nearest half- or whole-day? No, although you may find it easier to manage part-days holiday by rounding up to the nearest half- or whole-day. Who is entitled to the increase? All workers covered by the Working Time Regulations are entitled to the increase in holiday entitlement. Those working
