I started a new job in January this year and it's part time to fit around childcare. I've been debating my leave allowance with HR since I started but they still haven't been able to explain it in a way that makes sense to me. Please help me (and the poor guy on the other end of my emails) wonderful brains of Mumsnet!
Here's my conundrum. My contract states that I am entitled to 25 days pro rata annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays.
It's a local authority and it's on 'Green Book' terms.
HR have calculated the bank holidays pro rata which I wasn't expecting from the way the contract was worded. The formula they use is (my weekly hours/5) x 8. So I have 39 hours bank holiday allowance.
Unfortunately I work on Mondays and I work longer hours than a standard day so the actual number of hours I lose from my allowance on the bank holidays I am in work is greater than the bank holiday allowance they have calculated for me. And it's not small change - it's over 10 hours that is being deducted from my non bank holiday entitlement.
I'm feeling duped, I already had a number of emails with them about annual leave when I was negotiating the contract and they never once mentioned the bank holiday formula. I read the contract to mean that I would be getting 8 bank holiday days in addition to my annual leave allowance (normal in the sector I came from). I already dropped 5 days leave for this job because I felt the opportunity was worth it but it was a really fine balance because there was only just enough leave to meet our childcare commitments.
So, have I been an idiot and misunderstood or am I right in thinking that after bank holidays are deducted I should at least have my 25 days of leave (pro rata) available to me?
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Ciasteczka · 02/04/2019 22:31
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