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Increase in Holiday Entitlement to 28 days

From 1st April 2009, the holiday entitlement will increase to 28 days for full time employees.  (Source www.direct.gov.uk)

The basics of holiday rights

There is a minimum right to paid holiday, but your employer may offer more than this. The main things you should know about holiday rights are:

• you are entitled to a minimum of 4.8 weeks times your usual working week (from 1 October 2007)
• the entitlement will increase to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009
• those working part-time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata (so currently 4.8 times your usual working week)
• you start building up holiday as soon as you start work
• your employer can control when you take your holiday
• you get paid your normal pay for your holiday
• when you finish a job, you get paid for any holiday you've not taken
• bank and public holidays can be included in your minimum entitlement
• you continue to be entitled to your holiday leave throughout your ordinary and additional maternity leave and paternity and adoption leave
  
  For more information visit www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_10029788