Holidays
Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday per year. An employer can include bank holidays as part of statutory annual leave. Most workers who work a 5-day week must receive at least 28 days’ paid annual leave per year. This is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of holiday. This is usually worked out at a percentage of 12.07% of total hours worked. This is eligible for all workers including temporary workers and the employer and can enforce when holidays can be taken.
Contracts
An employer must give employees a written statement of particulars if they are employed for one month or more. This isn’t a contract as such, but the employer must provide the written statement within 2 months of the start of employment.
The contract must include:
• the business’s name and the employee’s name, job title or a description of work and start date
• how much and how often an employee will get paid
• hours of work (and if employees will have to work Sundays, nights or overtime which is usually named as unsociable hours)
• holiday entitlement (and if that includes public holidays)
• where an employee will be working and whether they might have to relocate
• if an employee works in different places, where these will be and what the employer’s address is
Overtime
Employers do not have to pay workers for overtime. However, your average pay for the total hours you work must not fall below the National Minimum Wage.
Your employment contract will usually include details of any overtime pay rates and how they’re worked out. You cannot usually be forced to work more than an average of 48 hours per week. You can agree to work longer - but this agreement must be in writing and signed by you and is usually included in the written statement of particulars or your contract.
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