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holiday entitlement when resigning

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jemmison
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holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by jemmison »

Hi. Wondered if anyone could help me with this.

I've been working for Royal Mail since the beginning of Feb, and I am soon to be leaving to go travelling. By the time I leave I will have worked 5 months of a 25 hour contract.

The question I have is regarding holiday pay entitlement. I actually have a week of booked annual leave for next week but have opted to work it instead, under the presumption that I will get my holiday paid when I finish work altogether. However, will I only be entitled to a proportion of the 4 weeks seeing as I will have been employed for less than a year?

Thanks!
fishtank
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by fishtank »

jemmison wrote:Hi. Wondered if anyone could help me with this.

I've been working for Royal Mail since the beginning of Feb, and I am soon to be leaving to go travelling. By the time I leave I will have worked 5 months of a 25 hour contract.

The question I have is regarding holiday pay entitlement. I actually have a week of booked annual leave for next week but have opted to work it instead, under the presumption that I will get my holiday paid when I finish work altogether. However, will I only be entitled to a proportion of the 4 weeks seeing as I will have been employed for less than a year?

Thanks!
You will be entitled to 5/12 X 22.5 days.

9 days probably..
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
Indy
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by Indy »

jemmison wrote:Hi. Wondered if anyone could help me with this.

I've been working for Royal Mail since the beginning of Feb, and I am soon to be leaving to go travelling. By the time I leave I will have worked 5 months of a 25 hour contract.

The question I have is regarding holiday pay entitlement. I actually have a week of booked annual leave for next week but have opted to work it instead, under the presumption that I will get my holiday paid when I finish work altogether. However, will I only be entitled to a proportion of the 4 weeks seeing as I will have been employed for less than a year?

Thanks!
Of course!!.... what makes you think that you'd get the full 4 weeks for only working (less than) half the qualifying period? :crazy: are you expecting to get a full years pays as well? :shock: My understanding is that if you'd worked for 6 months you'd be entitled to 2 weeks holiday i.e. pro rata.
taurus88
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by taurus88 »

Travelling? Where you off travelling to?

Just come on here and rub it in.
internetguy
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by internetguy »

instead of starting a new thread I'll ask here seeing as its on the same subject.....
im working my weeks notice, im wanting to know if I'll get the days im owed (4 in total) for the bank holidays on which my day off fell on...?
fishtank
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by fishtank »

internetguy wrote:instead of starting a new thread I'll ask here seeing as its on the same subject.....
im working my weeks notice, im wanting to know if I'll get the days im owed (4 in total) for the bank holidays on which my day off fell on...?
Yes.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
internetguy
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by internetguy »

good stuff, cheers for that, but why do I have a feeling I'll be chasing money owed to me when I quit.......
mazza111
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Re: holiday entitlement when resigning

Post by mazza111 »

Without a doubt u will be :)