Handing notice in but still have holiday left

christhepuma · Post by **christhepuma** » 27 Aug 2020, 06:58

Hi. I plan to hand in my notice but when I do I will still have about 2 weeks unused holiday. I read in my contract that I need to use it during the notice period rather than being paid for it. Will it automatically be the last 2 weeks so I effectively work the first 2 weeks and then am on holiday the last 2 weeks? Or could they reverse it and make me take it in the first 2 weeks and make me work up to the end date?

Post by **baldrick** » 27 Aug 2020, 07:16

It was seven years ago, but when I took VR I had two weeks and two days leave still owed (I worked the 13 weeks notice).
It was allocated to the last period of my service, so my last day of work was two weeks and two days earlier than my last day of service (ldos).

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 27 Aug 2020, 12:17

christhepuma wrote:Hi. I plan to hand in my notice but when I do I will still have about 2 weeks unused holiday. I read in my contract that I need to use it during the notice period rather than being paid for it. Will it automatically be the last 2 weeks so I effectively work the first 2 weeks and then am on holiday the last 2 weeks? Or could they reverse it and make me take it in the first 2 weeks and make me work up to the end date?

Beware.

Annual leave is acrued over the year so if you leave early then you are not entitled to a full leave year. This can cause problems if you have taken all the leave for the year, but you only work 6 months of that year, in this case you could end up owing them.

Leave is acrued at roughly 2.5 days per month.

feduppostie · Post by **feduppostie** » 27 Aug 2020, 21:20

teebs is correct, have you taken any of your annual leave this year? If so you could be owed nothing or end up owing it back ( and it would be recovered from your final wage), at this time of year handing your notice in, you will be entitled to roughly half of your annual leave allocation, so say it is 180 hours you will be entitled to 90, which if you have already taken some, may be used up.

You would only be entitled to the full year allocation if you worked until near end of March 2021

christhepuma · Post by **christhepuma** » 11 Sep 2020, 05:28

I have worked my holiday out pro rata and added on bank holidays and hours carried over from last year, and so the 2 weeks is fairly accurate. I assume once handing in notice I will work the first 2 weeks and then the unused holiday will kick in, effectively meaning I only work for 2 weeks?

Dazdec197296 · Post by **Dazdec197296** » 12 Sep 2020, 01:21

As a Part Timer who has had enough of being spoken too and treated like dirt I am also going to hand my notice in. If I only give them a weeks notice is there anything they can do, I know your supposed to give 4 weeks but I’ve reached a point now where I couldn’t work 4 more weeks for this company.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 12 Sep 2020, 01:44

Dazdec197296 wrote:As a Part Timer who has had enough of being spoken too and treated like dirt I am also going to hand my notice in. If I only give them a weeks notice is there anything they can do, I know your supposed to give 4 weeks but I’ve reached a point now where I couldn’t work 4 more weeks for this company.

I guess only get paid weekly so give them a week notice they will get someone else 4 Weeks is an obscene amount of time for any job unless your the CEO so good luck and all the best all these things come under contract so beware but four weeks? If you get paid monthly it could have an impact on you as to suing you for breech of contract so give them a month notice and no more it is not going too happen as they only wish the people they employ be subservient donkeys so I guess you don't fit in and be gone with you. But all the best in your future endeavours!