Most workers - whether part-time or full-time - are legally entitled to 4.8 weeks' paid annual leave. Additional annual leave may be agreed as part of a worker's contract.
A week's leave should allow workers to be away from work for a week - ie it should be the same amount of time as the working week. If a worker does a five-day week, he or she is entitled to 24 days leave. If he or she does a three-day week, the entitlement is 14.4 days leave. Employers can set the times that workers take their leave, for example for a Christmas shutdown. If a worker's employment ends, he or she has a right to be paid for the leave time due and not taken.
The Government plans to increase the annual leave entitlement from 4.8 weeks to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009. If you work a five-day week, your holiday entitlement will increase from 24 days to 28 days (pro rata for part-time staff). If you already get 5.6 weeks' leave, your leave entitlement will not change. The Work and Families Act will not create a legal right to have a paid day off on Bank Holidays and this remains a contractual matter.
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Man, we're being freaking short changed here!! *fumes*
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Dear Power Guy,
I have lost your cellphone number. Because of that, I was unable to contact you as Metropolis was under attack by Mecha-Metallo (Superman is in New Genesis).
So, to avoid this from happening again, please give me your cellphone number.
Seriously, I lost it. Anyway, talk to you OK. Drop by KLCC la so we can have lunch.
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