Annual leave entitlement and bank holidays Looking at the leave entitlement data given on threads such as here on the Practice Index forum earlier this year, it seems that only 25% of practices offered 28 days’ leave including bank holidays. Some 28% offered 25 days plus bank holidays, and 22% offered 27 days plus bank…

Current UK legislation awards, as a right, 28 days’ leave to all employed persons. These 28 leave days can include 8 days’ worth of bank holidays, which some might think reduces the leave entitlement to 20 days or four working weeks. Most GPs enjoy at least 30 days’ leave per annum, plus a week’s study…

(Time to read: 8 minutes) This guide highlights all the things you need to know in relation to statutory leave and other holiday rules. See also our: Holiday Policy [PLUS] Leaver’s holiday calculation tool [PLUS] Bank holiday calculator [PLUS] Bank holiday entitlements – The ultimate guide Sample contracts of employment [PLUS] New starter holiday calculation tool [PLUS]…

(Time to read: 10 minutes) Back in the day, a bank holiday was a nationally recognised day off. Banks wouldn’t open, everyone chilled out and the country stopped for a breather. Wow, wouldn’t that be nice today! But in reality, not all employers paid their staff for bank holiday time off and some staff didn’t…

Pressure on all general practice staff is at an unprecedented high. There simply aren’t enough hours in the day as it is and then, out of the blue, a GP calls in to say they can’t make it into work today. What can you do to cover this absence? First of all, as one practice…

In the months leading up to and during school holidays, many practices can be inundated with holiday requests for the same period. With an obligation for practice managers to ensure enough staff are present to provide adequate cover for patient care and daily administrative work, balancing leave requests can be tricky. The right to refuse…

EU regulations coupled with recent case law means that many practices and other employees are confused about holiday pay, so let’s examine the entitlement. 1) ENTITLEMENT BY LAW Statutory Entitlement Legislation, particularly the Working Time Regulations 1998, means UK workers are entitled to at least 5.6 weeks paid holiday. For most practices operating a 5 day…