Test your knowledge: Annual leave and holiday pay

Correct: 

The statutory annual leave entitlement is limited to 28 days, so an employee who works 6 days a week is only entitled to 28 days of paid holiday each year.

Incorrect: 

The statutory annual leave entitlement is limited to 28 days, so an employee who works 6 days a week is only entitled to 28 days of paid holiday each year.

Correct: 

For a full year, the employee would be entitled to 3 x 5.6 = 16.8 days. There are 7 months from 1 August to 28 February, so the employee’s entitlement is calculated pro-rata as 16.8 x 7 / 12 = 9.8 days.

Incorrect: 

For a full year, the employee would be entitled to 3 x 5.6 = 16.8 days. There are 7 months from 1 August to 28 February, so the employee’s entitlement is calculated pro-rata as 16.8 x 7 / 12 = 9.8 days.

Correct: 

This calculation should ignore any weeks in which no pay was due – the average should be calculated over the last 12 weeks in which pay was due.

Incorrect: 

This calculation should ignore any weeks in which no pay was due – the average should be calculated over the last 12 weeks in which pay was due.