Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 most workers are entitled to paid holidays or annual leave.
A full-time worker is entitled to holiday from their first day of employment and the entitlement is 5.6 weeks (or 28 days) annually. Pay is based on a normal week's pay. Part-time workers are entitled to the same holidays as full-time workers but this is calculated on a pro rata basis.
Public and bank holidays
In the UK, public holidays include bank holidays (when banks may close for business), common law holidays and holidays by royal announcement.
When the Christmas and New Year public holidays fall at a weekend, other week days are declared public holidays.
Paid time off does not legally have to be given for public holidays, and if it is it can be included in your workers' minimum leave entitlement.
Part-time workers have the same entitlement to leave as full-time workers, so if full-time workers are given paid leave for bank holidays, part-time workers should also be granted payment on a pro rata basis.
Statutory holiday entitlement
You must set out leave and holiday pay entitlements in an employee's written statement of employment. This should enable them to work out their entitlement, including untaken holiday pay when they leave.
Holiday entitlement for part-time workers is the same as for full-time workers, calculated on a pro rata basis. All full-time workers above school leaving age - not just employees but also, for example, agency workers - are entitled to 5.6 weeks (or 28 days) paid holiday.
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