Taking holidays on a zero hour contract?

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Hi all, i'm wanting to spend time with my family during the summer holidays. Am i entitled to time off if i'm on a zero hour contract?

Thanks

Yes, You should accrue holiday based on the hours you do work. With a zero hour contract if you don't work hours you don't accrue the holidays.

You should definitely get paid holiday - if it's the same as holiday calculation for people on piece rate (which I have to work out) the amount is calculated on the hours worked in the previous 3 months.

There's information on the ACAS website and also (less clear!) on the gov.uk website here.

If you do need more help to figure out what you're entitled to, you can ring the ACAS helpline

Are you asking about pay? being allowed to book time when you aren't called in? or both?

Thanks for the replys :) i should of been more clear. I already get holiday pay £1.39 for every hour worked. I didn't know if could book 2 weeks off during the school holidays. I'm thinking i could now as i just wouldn't get paid for those 2 weeks.

You are effectively telling them that you won't be available to work those 2 weeks.

What does your employment contract say?

If it’s a genuine casual worker zero hours contract where your employer isn’t obliged to offer you work and you are not obliged to accept it if they do then of course, you just refuse any offers of work for the time you’ll be away.