Should I be getting holiday pay

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I have finished my year of maternity leave and am now using up holiday before I return to work. Should I be getting paid for this time? My office follows the statuatory guidlines but are fairly clueless on this one. And do I get paid for all my holiday days or only those accumulated in the months I was getting paid?
Hope that make sense to someone - I'm struggling here and was really hoping for a paycheck this month which hasn't happened.
Thanks in advance

Yes you should definitely be paid for your accrued holiday days. Make sure whoever processes your payroll is in no doubt about this.

Oh, and you accrue holiday entitlement all the time you are on ordinary maternity leave - not sure what the situation is for if extendsed leave is taken.

Thanks can't carry. I think they are just being clueless rather than trying not to pay me if you see what I mean. Not impressed with being expected to tell them what to do but should be worth it if I get some money.

You continue to accrue paid annual leave as normal throughout your maternity leave. If you are not being paid while you are on holiday you are not on holiday you are taking unpaid leave. Holiday is paid time off.

Thanks Flowery. They seem to think I am unpaid leave still but my year was up at the beginning of the month. And they did agree to me taking holiday this month. Oh well, guess I'll see what they say next.
Thank you

If they agreed to your request to take holiday then you should be paid as normal just as you would when on holiday any other time.

Well they did agree but they were very vague about the whole thing. I went in for a meeting and they hadn't bothered looking it up so it was me saying I've got holiday to take and they said ok but didn't show any signs of understanding what I was doing. Still haven't agreed on whether I'm taking 5 days holiday a week, as I was full time before ml, or 3 days a weeks as I will be part time now. Don't think they understood the question.
They have outsourced payroll since I left (new finance director and CEO) and seem to be leaving it up to the outsourced people without telling them my dates or anything.
I know it's complicated but it's their job.
Rant over!
Thanks for the support