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If anyone works in the nhs please can you shed any light on this holiday allowance?

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nalzer · 08/06/2024 18:06

I want to know if my ex (Dd’s) dad is telling me the truth.

He says if he doesn’t use his holiday allowance then he doesn’t get to roll it over or get paid for it. Surely you get paid for holiday if you don’t take it?? That’s what’s always happened in my work but I work in the private sector in finance.

He is basically saying he hasn’t been able to take the leave and now will lose it and not be paid for it either. Is this right? He is a fellow if that makes a difference.

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nalzer · 08/06/2024 18:10

Whatevershallidowithmylife · 08/06/2024 18:09

Not NHS and assuming different trusts have different ways of doing but in legal terms a minimum of 28 days must be taken and remaining leave over those days or some of those days can be carried over at employer’s discretion but they don’t have to. Not likely to be paid for them though.

@Whatevershallidowithmylife he has a holiday allowance of 28 days but claims he’s not taken any any and now he will lose them and not be paid for them.

in my work if you don’t take the holiday by the end of the year you can either roll it over or be paid for the holiday you haven’t taken

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boozeclues · 08/06/2024 18:10

I have never worked for a company where if you don’t take your leave you get paid it instead, most companies allow you to carry over a max of 5 days. Otherwise it would be an operational nightmare.

There is a statutory minimum amount of leave an employer has to give an employee. Paying you instead of giving you time off is quite probably illegal and would be open to abuse by employers who didn’t want to allow their staff to take time off.

Enterthewolves · 08/06/2024 18:10

NHS - we can carry over a maximum of 5 days

Whatevershallidowithmylife · 08/06/2024 18:09

Not NHS and assuming different trusts have different ways of doing but in legal terms a minimum of 28 days must be taken and remaining leave over those days or some of those days can be carried over at employer’s discretion but they don’t have to. Not likely to be paid for them though.

doingitbythebookthistime · 08/06/2024 18:09

I work in the NHS and in my trust we can carry over 5 days only and the rest is either use it or lose it.

cardibach · 08/06/2024 18:08

nalzer · 08/06/2024 18:06

I want to know if my ex (Dd’s) dad is telling me the truth.

He says if he doesn’t use his holiday allowance then he doesn’t get to roll it over or get paid for it. Surely you get paid for holiday if you don’t take it?? That’s what’s always happened in my work but I work in the private sector in finance.

He is basically saying he hasn’t been able to take the leave and now will lose it and not be paid for it either. Is this right? He is a fellow if that makes a difference.

I’m not sure what you(or he) mean by being paid for it. Lots of employers don’t roll over leave. In that instance you get paid the same as if you had taken your leave - which I guess you could interpret as working days for free.