annual leave entitlement taken away due to pregnancy illness........

Glad

I work for the NHS and if we are off on long term sick then only a percentage of lost annual leave can be carried over to the next financial year

silvercar

The rule on not taking holiday leave while off sick is designed to protect workers from being "persuaded" to take holiday leave rather than sick leave. It is meant to make sure you get a holiday rather than use it to cover sick time.

Not allowing people to carry over holiday leave is something that most companies do. To be honest being you have accrued most of this holiday entitlement while you've been off work anyway, I would have thought letting you carry over 10 days is reasonable.

suki1964

When I worked for the NHS and was off lerm term sick I accured holiday but was only allowed to carry 10 days over. The way we got around it was when I went back I went back short hours, taking 2 hours holiday every day till I used up all I was owed.

It wasnt within NHS guidelines but I had a good working relationship with my manager

Trow

There is no legal requirement to carry forward any holiday at all, so yes, I think this is a good offer also.

CIS

From adviceguide.org.uk

Untaken holiday

If you cannot use up all of your four weeks' holiday in one leave year, you cannot carry it over to the next leave year. The law does not let your employer pay you for holiday you have lost because you have not been able to take those days off.

If your employment contract gives you holiday on top of the holiday the law gives you, you may be able to carry over some of the holiday your contract gives you to the next leave year if your employment contract lets you. If your employment contract gives you holiday on top of the holiday the law gives you, it may also say you can have pay instead of any of this extra holiday that you have not taken.

If you cannot use up all your four week's paid holiday because your employer will not let you take the holiday before the leave year ends, you should seek the help of an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, click on nearest CAB.

You are sick while on holiday

The rules about how you are treated if you are sick when you are meant to be on holiday are complicated. You should seek the help of an experienced adviser.

If you are sick when you are meant to be on holiday you should seek the help of an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by e-mail, click on nearest CAB.

What happens to your holiday if you are off sick

If you are off sick, you will usually be entitled to build up paid holiday from work. However, if you are on long-term sick leave, you may lose this right.

If you have been on long-term sick leave and are worried about your rights to build up paid holiday, you should seek help straight away from an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by e-mail, click on nearest CAB.

Savvy_Sue

I am fairly sure there was a case last year (discussed somewhere on these boards!) which established that if you're off sick for a full year, you don't build up entitlement to paid leave. Don't know how that would affect you exactly: another good place to go for help and advice is ACAS. They'd know how it would affect maternity pay as well.

But have you asked to see a physiotherapist? Your GP may be saying it's not pregnancy related, but if it's affecting your legs then an obstetric physio might have a different opinion. Of course if it's in your face (where my mum gets it!) then it's less likely ...

Whoops, just remembered it's not sciatica my mum gets it's neuralgia. Just ignore me, I should probably be in bed!