Did you know that they increased from 20 to 24 days (pro rata for part time employees) in October last year? Missed it? It was one of those low key announcements but it is legally in place. We still come across organisations that are unaware of the change and promptly had contracts and policies amended! On 1st April 2009 the statutory holidays increase again from 24 to 28 days. Communication and timing is essential to implementing the change into your company. You may wish to implement this increase earlier if your holiday calendar is from Jan 1st to Dec 31st to avoid messy calculations. It is up to the employer if they want to include bank holidays as part of the statutory minimum which currently stands at eight days in England and Wales, nine days in Scotland and ten days in Northern Ireland.
Do ensure that employees are informed of the change and that this is reflected in employment contracts and policies. Communicate the change to the CEO, MD and the management team so that they can then allocate and sign off the correct number of holidays to their staff.
If you need help putting this into place then please contact us at enquiries@hroasis.co.uk or at 0203 239 0694.
