Holidays

Entitlement

Your annual leave entitlement, including that relating to bank and public holidays, is detailed in your Statement.
Your holiday year runs as follows:
•    Salaried staff - from the date of commencement of your employment and on the anniversary thereafter.
•    Hourly paid staff - 1st of May each year.
New starters will accrue annual holidays on the basis of 1/12th of the annual entitlement for each month of service in the holiday year.

Booking holidays

This procedure makes up part of your contractual terms and conditions. All annual holidays must have prior approval and authorisation.  The Company will respond as soon as possible to your request for holiday.  No responsibility will be accepted for monies lost as a consequence of your failure to follow this procedure.
 

Requests for holidays should be submitted via Deputy.
 

Generally, you will only be permitted to take a maximum of 2 weeks' holiday at any one time.
 

Where too many employees require the same holiday period, which if granted would impair the efficiency of the business, holidays will be granted on the basis of first come, first served.
At least 1 month notice should be given for a holiday of up to 3 days and 2 months notice for a holiday of 4 days  or more.  Holidays of 4 days or more may not be taken between 1st May and 30th September.  Holidays of 1-3 days during May to September may only be taken with express permission and should only be used for direct family occasions.
Should you fall sick prior to or during pre-booked annual holidays there is no entitlement to take those holidays on another occasion unless the Sickness Notification Procedure has been followed and a Statement of Fitness for Work or a medical certificate is provided.
Holiday entitlement will continue to accrue during periods of Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental, Parental Bereavement leave and Parental leave.
During your notice period the Company reserves the right to decide on the dates on which some or all of your outstanding holiday entitlement may be taken.
The content of these clauses does not affect your statutory holiday entitlement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended).