my employer says i am not entitled to holidays till january 2008 but i have work for them for nearly a year ?

Answer 1

No employer is REQUIRED to pay you holiday or vacation pay. Each employer sets his own policy on how many paid holidays and how many vacation days employees get paid for.

Answer 2

No way, even if you were not on a full time contract that is so wrong. Have you checked your contract for what it says is your holiday entitlement?

They should have stipulated how many days you get per annum & if this bank holidays/xmas etc are included.

If not, check if there is something incorrect in the contract (unfair contract terms act) can be used to cancel this.

You should be able to take your holiday when you want as long as it doesn't effect the business needs, they can refuse on this in some cases but it needs a business justification.

Even if you use more holiday than you have worked for so far you are still entitled to take it.

By this I mean, you don't have to work to get your holiday entitlement back pro rata and have to work for ages before you get time off.

For example, you get 24 days holiday a year, which works out 2 days entitlement per month, you do not have to work 3 months to save up 6 days before you can take them off. You could take 12 off at the beggining of the year.

As if you leave they take these days holidays of your final pay cheque anyway in most cases so there is therefore no need to acrue.

They do also like you to take all your holiday and not carry it over to the next business year, but also refuse to give you time off, that is just companies being companies and run by ********.

In short, you have your holiday entitlement, in in doubt consultant a union or ACAS.

Answer 3

As an employee, you should have received a contract of employment within 4 weeks of starting work. The contract should stipulate the number of holidays you are entitled to and how your entitlement will be calculated within each holiday year. If you have not received a contract you should request one. In any case your minimum comditions are stipulated in Employment Acts. This is currently 20 days per year and is accrued, pro-rata, over the time you have been employed. ie just over 1.5 days for each complete month.

Answer 4

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution provides that you do not have to work there, and can get a different job, at least if you are in the USA. Whether employees get paid holidays or not is a matter of employment policy with the employer. Suggest perhaps finding an employer with a more liberal policy.

Answer 5

You are LEGALLY entitled to at LEAST 20 days holiday each year PLUS the 8 Bank Holidays.

I joined my currant employers in a August, and the holiday year ended in December, I was given 8 days holiday (2 days each month) plus 3 Bank Holidays.

Answer 6

You are entitled to 21 annual holidays and 8 statuatory holdays i think by law now. You acrew your holiday entitlment as you go i.e work a month entitled to 2 1/2 days off and so on. If it is a small firm then CAB would be best approached. I am sure they will have leaflets on this you could hand to your uneducated boss. Be prepaired to get fired though cause less than two years service he doesnt need much of an excuse.

Answer 7

If you are in the US, look at your benefits package. Employers are not required to give you holidays and vacation time. If they require you work with them for a year before you are entitled to certain benefits, either wait out the year or look for another job.

Answer 8

The rules on Holidays are on the direct.gov website, the link is below.

Certain rules depend on the number of hours you work, I suggest you take a read.

For our American friends the system in UK is different, we are entitled to a minimum of 20 days paid leave, which we start to earn as soon as we commence employment.

Answer 9

there are different laws for different countries. you didn't say where you are located, however, i don't believe employers are REQUIRED to pay you anything for holidays. the simple thing to do is ask for a copy of the employee handbook. every company should have a rulebook that explains everything about your job. it usually describes vacation rules, lunch breaks, what to do if you are sick and can't work, etc.

if they don't have a handbook, and you didn't get anything in writing before starting work with the company, you may have some legal rights, but i would suggest talking to your boss before going to a lawyer. you may be able to re-negotiate your holiday/vacation pay.

Answer 10

Check your contract issued when employed with details of conditions of employment, this should state your wages agreement and include holidays per year entitlement