08 September 2008
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
 
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Increasing the holiday entitlement - an initial consultation

Starting Date: 13-06-06

Closing Date: 22-09-06

The Government proposes to extend the current statutory holiday entitlement to reflect the number of permanent bank and public holidays. There are 8 permanent bank and public holidays in Great Britain. Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, staff are entitled to four weeks' paid holiday each year. The Government proposes to increase that entitlement to 5.6 weeks, pro rata for part-timers. The statutory right to paid holiday will be subject to a maximum of 28 days' paid leave per year.

The consultation seeks views on the potential benefits and impacts of increasing the statutory annual leave entitlement from four weeks at present to 5.6 weeks (equivalent to 28 days leave for someone who works 5 days a week) and, in particular, on measures that may help in managing the additional leave.

A further consultation is open until 13 April 2007. More information........

The proposals apply to England Wales and Scotland; the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland will be consulting on similar proposals for Northern Ireland. Depending on the outcome of this initial consultation, detailed proposals, including draft regulations, will be brought forward for consultation at the end of the year.

Consultation Documents

Consultation Responses

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