I appreciate this may not be on the top of your agenda, but I can guarantee it is near the top of your part time employees. They will want to know their holiday entitlement, what bank holidays they are will be paid for and what should be added or taken away from their holiday allowance, so they can start planning for 2013.
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, workers have a legal right to a minimum period of paid leave per year. However, the actual number of days or hours this constitutes for part-time employees varies depending on the days they work on, the number of hours they work, what their contract says and any additional bank holidays which may be granted, as has been the case over the last two years, with the Diamond Jubilee and Royal Wedding. You never know we may get one with the arrival of the royal baby!
To give you an idea of what holiday entitlements might look like for a part-time employee, here is an illustration based on the minimum of 5.6 week’s paid holiday per year.
Examples of annual leave entitlement for part-time employees | |
Part-timer’s working week | Statutory annual holiday entitlement |
One day a week or equivalent (eg two half days) | 5.6 days |
One and a half days | 8.4 days |
Two days | 11.2 days |
Two and a half days (half a week) | 14 days |
Three days | 16.8 days |
Four days | 22.4 days |
This area can be a minefield and it is best to sort this out sooner rather than later to ensure your employees remain focussed and engaged with the Company.
If you need help with calculating these or need help with any other HR issue, please feel free to contact me.